Chapter 843
Her thoughts were interrupted by a voice. "Nicole, what happened?"
She was pulled back to reality and turned around to smile at Zachary. She shook her head. "Nothing. I was just
thinking."
He didn't press on further but changed the topic. "I saw Colton going out, so he must be fine now. Why don't we
leave too?"
She nodded without telling Zachary about the heart-stopping incident in the room earlier.
…
After Colton went downstairs, he ran into Anna and Benedict. The old man looked stern and called out to his
grandson, "Colton."
Colton understood what his grandpa was about to say, and he looked at his mother.
Anna shook her head with a defeated expression on her face.
Colton pursed his lips before saying flatly, "Grandpa."
Benedict scowled, his tone heavy and angry. "What on earth happened? Did you and Evelyn…"
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Colton denied, "Nothing happened between us."
His swift reply angered Benedict even more, and the latter bellowed, "Colton, you are a man! How could you run
away from taking responsibility?"
He frowned slightly and answered with a hint of annoyance, "I did not."
Har thoughts wara intarruptad by a voica. "Nicola, what happanad?"
Sha was pullad back to raality and turnad around to smila at Zachary. Sha shook har haad. "Nothing. I was just
thinking."
Ha didn't prass on furthar but changad tha topic. "I saw Colton going out, so ha must ba fina now. Why don't wa
laava too?"
Sha noddad without talling Zachary about tha haart-stopping incidant in tha room aarliar.
…
Aftar Colton want downstairs, ha ran into Anna and Banadict. Tha old man lookad starn and callad out to his
grandson, "Colton."
Colton undarstood what his grandpa was about to say, and ha lookad at his mothar.
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Anna shook har haad with a dafaatad axprassion on har faca.
Colton pursad his lips bafora saying flatly, "Grandpa."
Banadict scowlad, his tona haavy and angry. "What on aarth happanad? Did you and Evalyn…"
Colton daniad, "Nothing happanad batwaan us."
His swift raply angarad Banadict avan mora, and tha lattar ballowad, "Colton, you ara a man! How could you run
away from taking rasponsibility?"
Ha frownad slightly and answarad with a hint of annoyanca, "I did not."
The furious Benedict yelled, "You were found in bed, naked, with her! How dare you claim that nothing has
happened? There were so many witnesses. What will you do about Evelyn's reputation?"
Colton appeared irritated by the interrogation and explained coldly, "I asked her to leave, but she refused to."
Although Evelyn never admitted that she had drugged him, it wasn't hard to infer based on her behavior.
Still, Evelyn shared the plate of food with him and she turned out fine. Moreover, they took their drinks separately.
The source of the drugged food remained a mystery, and he needed to look further into the matter.
"Nonsense!" Benedict was screaming at this point, which yanked Colton back to reality.
The old man's face was flushed. He glared at his grandson with a pair of weathered and sharp eyes, berating,
"Evelyn is a fine young lady from the Wrenns. I had wanted to matchmake for the two of you, but I gave up after
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seeing you were uninterested. But now, we have this incident between you and her. You need to take
responsibility!"
The repeated mentions of responsibility irked Colton. He replied bluntly, "I was drugged and we need to look into
this matter first. Only then could we make our next move."
Alas, Benedict refused to listen. He asked, "How do you plan to settle the matter with Evelyn?"
"Nothing happened between us. After I wrap up my investigation of the drugging, I will take care of this
misunderstanding," Colton declared icily.
Benedict slammed a hand on the table, seething. "Everyone saw the two of you naked in bed! How could you speak
so lightly about it? Do you understand the importance of reputation for girls?"
Colton remained composed in the face of his grandpa's interrogation. His eyes gleaming, he dismissed the concern,
saying, "I did tell her to leave. She was the one who wanted to stay, so it's not my fault. More importantly, nothing
happened between us!" He even stressed the last point to make it clear that he did not sleep with Evelyn.
Benedict closed his eyes in exhaustion, unable to deal with Colton's stubbornness. In fact, he turned to Anna instead
and barked, "He's your son. You need to discipline him."