Chapter 181


    Chapter 181 Lydia’s Appointment


    Although the situation was quiteical, there were still some things which had to be rified in the


    end.


    The Gardner Corporation was a huge business, and Colton’s father only had a son and a daughter. As


    Colton was the head of the Gardner Family, if Hayden was thought to be his son, he would be the


    next in line to seed, then.


    However, this was not true, and if someone else found out at that time, they would say that Nicole was


    plotting to acquire the properties of the Gardner Family, and there was no way she could take on such


    a huge usation.


    She sighed since she couldn’t do anything about it and when she thought of her son, who had left with


    someone else without a care after eating halfway, she really had the urge to drag him back and give


    him a beating. I merely looked away for a second, and this rascal already went ahead and


    acknowledged somebody else as his father and grandmother.


    “Sorry to trouble you, then, President Gardner.” All she could feel now was her throbbing head.


    A smirking Colton said casually, “My mother likes children, so you don’t have to worry about Hayden


    when she’s with him.”


    Nicole gave him a helpless nod; since Hayden had already left with Anna, she could only check up on


    him in the evening. All of a sudden, Nicole remembered about her appointment with Lydia in the


    afternoon and jerked her head toward Colton to ask, “What time are we going over tonight?”


    “Around dinner time. I suppose there are some things to rify,” Colton answered. After seeing how


    unconvinced Anna was earlier, he reckoned that they would have a lot of exining to do, and they


    could do it properly over dinner.


    On the other hand, Nicole looked a little hesitant. Dinner at the Gardner Residence? It somehow


    doesn’t seem so appropriate.


    Pursing her lips, she held back her thought and nodded in agreement instead. “Okay.”


    Nicole left Colton’s house at 3:00PM and drove at her own pace to the coffee house where she agreed


    to meet Lydia at.


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    It was already 3:40PM by the time Nicole arrived and she caught sight of Lydia sitting by the window


    when she paced over slowly.


    “Sorry, I was on my phone for too long at home and almost forgot about this meeting.” Even though


    Nicole was apologizing, she didn’t look apologetic at all.


    After pulling out a chair and taking a seat, she leaned back and looked at Lydia seated across her while


    uttering, “Tell me what’s up. I have something else to doter.”


    Lydia wore a pleasing smile. After all, Nicole still held the evidence in her hands, so she could only


    speak humbly. “I saw the news yesterday that Danie took the sleeping pills because she wanted to


    threaten you with suicide. Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, I n to ask William to


    take back his words of severing ties with you so that you can return to the Anderson Family.”


    Raising her brows, Nicole lifted her cup of coffee and took a small sip. With a sparkle in her eyes, she


    asked, “Why do you think I would want to return to the Anderson Family? What can the Anderson


    Family give me?”


    Stumped, Lydia knew that she had a point. With Nicole’s current position, it was the Andersons who


    needed her more. She chuckled awkwardly as she continued unabashedly, “We’re a family after all,


    and you’ve been outside by yourself for such a long time without anyone to lean on. You’ll need a home


    at the end.”


    “I do need a home, but not when it’s filled with people like you guys.” Nicole sneered.


    Lydia was powerless against how stubborn Nicole was being, but her purpose today was not to


    sincerely invite her home; it was to find out whether there was any video recording in Nicole’s hands!


    “In the beginning, your father and I have misunderstood you, but things have been cleared up now. So,


    don’t be mad anymore,” she said nicely.


    However, Nicole knew very well what Lydia’s purpose was today, and she didn’t want to beat around


    the bush with the woman. “Just get straight to the point. I’m swamped.”


    Seeing that she was getting impatient, Lydia hurriedly responded, “It’s nothing. I just want to ask


    whether the recording on the Inte is genuine.”


    A smirk tinged the edges of Nicole’s lips, and she fixed her gaze on Lydia as she asked, “What do you


    think?”