Nicole’s eyes darkened. It seemed that this was indeed the Anderson Family’s doing.
“Answer me, was it Queenie’s instructions?” Nicole questioned.
William obviously didn’t know that Nicole had a son. Only Queenie knew that. If the Anderson Family did this, Queenie must have been behind it.
However, no matter what she asked the thugs, they only insisted that they were taking her son to see his grandfather. As for the house’s messy state, they weren’t sure what had happened, giving excuses like perhaps after they had left with her son, a robber had entered.
Nicole was trembling with anger. They refused to admit it even when threatened with death.
“Miss Anderson, you are all family. If there is a conflict within your family, you can’t take out your anger on us.”
Seeing that Nicole couldn’t get anything out of them, Colton took a step forward. His leg, clad in a pair of neat trousers, rose and landed directly on the man’s face.
He didn’t hold back on his kick at all. As a result, the man’s face immediately turned red, and a tooth popped out of his mouth.
“Yes or no?” Colton’s eyes were completely cold, and although he didn’t threaten them out loud, the meaning behind his words were very obvious.
The man’s eyes blazed with fury, but just as he was about to retort, Colton mercilessly kicked him heavily in the chest again.
“Yes! Yes!” Seeing blood in his mouth and Colton’s cruel behavior, the man was afraid that if he didn’t tell the truth, he would die here.
After Colton got his answer, he retracted his feet. When he looked at Nicole, the cruel expression on his face had already disappeared.
“Miss Lisa, your son should be in the Anderson Residence,” Colton said.
Nicole nodded, not concealing it. “I’ve already retrieved him from the Anderson Family. This time, I came here to find out who the mastermind behind the scenes is.”
Colton glanced faintly at the people on the ground before taking out a napkin from the table and throwing it on the ground. He used it to rub against his shoes, as if he disliked the fact that his shoes had just kicked the man in the face.
“These thugs hang out with Joseph all year round. You can look into that, Miss Lisa.”
Nicole thanked him. “All right, I see. Thanks for the info.”
It seems that this incident was planned by Queenie and Joseph. Nicole clenched her fists. They’ll definitely pay for what they did!
“Miss Lisa, what are you going to do with these thugs?” Colton placed his hands in his pockets and asked casually.
“Just do whatever you want in accordance with the law,” Nicole said coldly. They couldn’t kidnap her son and still expect her to easily forgive them, could they?
“Then, I will do as you ordered.” Colton nodded and walked to his desk, where he picked up a phone and whispered into the receiver.
A few minutes later, a few buff men came in from outside and immediately left with the thugs.
Nicole let out a sigh. Just as she was about to announce her departure, she was suddenly hit by a wave of dizziness and stumbled, her body falling forward.
Fortunately, Colton reacted quickly and caught her just in time. He barely managed to balance her by wrapping his arms around her waist.
Nicole could only see darkness in front of her and vaguely felt that someone had caught her, but couldn’t react immediately due to her nausea. As a result, she ended up nestling in Colton’s arms for a long time before she gradually recovered her senses.
Colton looked at the woman in his arms, her complexion pale and weak.
“Miss Lisa.” He called out softly.
Nicole blinked. Her mind was pitch black, and it took a long time before she slowly regained her sight.
When she saw herself lying in Colton’s arms, a flicker of shame quickly flashed across her pale face.
At this moment, someone knocked on the door and entered. “President Gardner, the finances of this quarter are because of Miss Anderson’s…”
The voice stopped abruptly mid report, and the person looked at the scene in front of them in disbelief. President Gardner is actually holding a woman in his arms?!
Seeing someone coming in, Nicole hurriedly stretched out her hand to push Colton away. Perhaps it was because her body was too weak or the floor was too slippery, she didn’t manage to push him away and slipped instead, habitually dragging Colton down along with her…
Afraid that Nicole would get injured, Colton wrapped one arm around her waist and protected her head with the other as he fell. With a muffled sound, Nicole only felt that her lips were hit by something heavy and a pang of pain on her teeth.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Colton’s striking face and felt the softness on her lips.
His scent rushed into her nostrils. Although Nicole was already a mother, she was still as naive as a child when it came to relationships. Her cheeks rapidly flushed red. She was even seen by someone else! How embarrassing!
“Sorry for interrupting, President Gardner.” The person who came in to report was good at reading between the lines. Seeing the situation in front of them, they immediately turned around and left with the report in their hands, remembering to close the door as well.
After Colton came back to his senses, he only felt a softness on his lips. The woman in his arms had a light scent, and without the artificial stench of perfume, he could clearly smell a faint fragrance on her body that felt a little familiar.
He propped himself up with his arms and pulled Nicole up with him before placing her on the sofa. After recovering himself, he said, “Miss Lisa, why don’t you take a break? You seem unwell.”
Nicole touched her cheek. In order to find her son, she didn’t sleep a wink last night, so she was naturally not in her right mind.
She nodded, slightly awkward, and her fingertips fell on her lips. Earlier, she must have kissed Colton. Thinking of this, her body heated up with warmth.
Not only that, but his employee seemed to have witnessed the scene.
Silence hung in the air. Nicole casually changed the topic in an embarrassed tone, saying, “President Gardner, thank you for your help on Hayden’s issue.”
An unbothered Colton said in a joking tone, “It’s okay. After all, the boy has also called me Dad before.”
When Nicole couldn’t help but think of the time where her son insisted that Colton was his father at home, her face turned embarrassed.
“Please don’t take a child’s jokes to heart, President Gardner,” Nicole said in a small voice. “Actually, five years ago, I did something with someone…”
Colton’s gaze darkened, but as soon as he parted his lips, there was a knock on the office door, causing him to stop abruptly.
The person at the door had learned from their lesson and did not come in directly, but said behind the door, “President Gardner, President Yates from F&M Apparel has come to pick up the lady inside.”
Colton smiled and looked at Nicole, saying, “Miss Lisa, it seems that we can only talk about this next time.”
Nicole nodded with a businesslike smile on her face. “You can just call me Nicole. My family affairs have been a bit troublesome in the past two days. Once it is dealt with, I will personally come here to discuss it with you.”
“Miss Nicole, what do you mean?” Colton’s dark eyes had a trace of a smile in them, and he understood, but he pretended not to know and asked her.
The corners of Nicole’s lips curled up as she replied, “During the partnership between Gardner Corporation and F&M Apparel, I will directly settle in your design department on behalf of F&M Apparel until the product design partnership is over.”
“Then, I’ll have to thank you, Miss Anderson.” Colton straightened his posture and thanked her.
As the Chief Designer of F&M Apparel, the companies that wanted to work with her spanned far and wide. Even for her previous partnerships, the handover work was only done by a representative after she had finished her design. However, this time, Nicole personally came forward and settled in their design department.
Once this news broke out, Gardner Corporation’s domestic position in the clothing industry would definitely be strengthened.
It seems that the all-nighter I pulled wasn’t in vain, Colton thought.
As soon as Nicole opened the door, she saw Zachary. She had thought he would wait for her downstairs.
“How’s it going? Did you get any answers?” Zachary asked as he stepped forward to help her.
Nicole wanted to withdraw her hand, but as she recalled the embarrassing scene earlier, she felt that it was better to be supported, in case she fell again. It would be embarrassing if that happened.
“Well, I did get some answers. I’ll solve this issue by myself, so you don’t have to come forward.”
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