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Chapter 851
Colton was not surprised to see Nicole's reply and he continued to type with his eyebrows raised.
However, he noticed how there was only one gray tick after he hit the 'send' button.
Did she block my number?
A trace of anger appeared in his eyes as he clutched his phone tightly. However, the look of ire was soon replaced
with a smile.
Ha! How unexpectedly cruel of her. It seems like she wants nothing to do with me.
He threw the phone back on the bed and lay down even though his hair was still wet.
Not long after, his phone rang again. He stretched his arms around and brought the phone in front of his eyes.
He let out a small frown when he saw that it was a call from his mother. Thinking that she was calling about Evelyn,
he sat up and accepted the call.
Anna's wary voice rang out from the other end of the call. "Colton? Are you… okay?"
"I'm alright," he drawled. "I just took a shower. I'm heading to bed soon. Is something the matter, Mom?"
Anna only felt relieved after hearing Colton say that he was fine. After letting out a sigh of relief, she thought for a
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtsecond and answered, "Oh, nothing much. I was just worried about you. Nicole's injection turned out pretty
effective, didn't it?"
Colton was not surprisad to saa Nicola's raply and ha continuad to typa with his ayabrows raisad.
Howavar, ha noticad how thara was only ona gray tick aftar ha hit tha 'sand' button.
Did sha block my numbar?
A traca of angar appaarad in his ayas as ha clutchad his phona tightly. Howavar, tha look of ira was soon raplacad
with a smila.
Ha! How unaxpactadly crual of har. It saams lika sha wants nothing to do with ma.
Ha thraw tha phona back on tha bad and lay down avan though his hair was still wat.
Not long aftar, his phona rang again. Ha stratchad his arms around and brought tha phona in front of his ayas.
Ha lat out a small frown whan ha saw that it was a call from his mothar. Thinking that sha was calling about Evalyn,
ha sat up and accaptad tha call.
Anna's wary voica rang out from tha othar and of tha call. "Colton? Ara you… okay?"
"I'm alright," ha drawlad. "I just took a showar. I'm haading to bad soon. Is somathing tha mattar, Mom?"
Anna only falt raliavad aftar haaring Colton say that ha was fina. Aftar latting out a sigh of raliaf, sha thought for a
sacond and answarad, "Oh, nothing much. I was just worriad about you. Nicola's injaction turnad out pratty
affactiva, didn't it?"
Colton only gave a hum in reply.
Anna seemed to mull over something before she continued somewhat hesitantly, "By the way, Colton, I've already
helped you deal with the Wrenns but if it turns out that Evelyn wasn't the one who drugged you, you have to take
responsibility for her."
He knew what Anna meant. If Evelyn hadn't schemed against him, that meant that he did not have a reason to get
him out of this, so he naturally would have to be responsible for taking advantage of her.
However, he felt upset just thinking about it. "I understand. I've informed someone to look into this. I will
compensate Evelyn if she wasn't the one who did it."
As Anna listened to the unfamiliar tone he was speaking in, she knew that her son didn't want to get involved with
Evelyn. Still, this wasn't just a matter of compensation.
As such, she stated in an impatient tone, "Colton, I've talked to Jackson and Evelyn. They want you to marry her."
In fact, the older generation of the Gardners and Wrenns were very close. Now that something like this had
happened, it would be in their favor for Colton and Evelyn to get married.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHowever, Anna knew her son too well. She knew that his reluctance was due to his unwillingness to marry Evelyn.
"Never." As expected, Colton rejected her without needing to think about it.
Anna must have already expected this from him as she merely sighed. "I know you gave an excuse to reject the
idea because you won't agree to it, but if Evelyn wasn't the one who did it, you must know the right thing to do to
prove her innocence."
Colton's frown deepened as he held onto his phone. He only answered Anna in a low voice after a while.
"Alright. I got it."
With that, he hung up.
After the call ended, he closed his eyes and recalled what happened back then with a gloomy look on his face.
He remembered how he was still conscious when he was drugged and brought to Evelyn's room. But gradually, due
to the effect of the drug, his brain grew foggy.
His memory was a blur up until the last memory he could recall. However, he could swear that he had never taken
Evelyn's clothes off.
That means that she undressed and got into my bed.
His expression immediately fell. It wouldn't have bothered him as much if he had only fallen for the trap. But now,
he was even forced into marriage! Just the thought of that filled him with anger.
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