Chapter 34 Find a Way
Nicole didn’t turn down Zachary, and she went to his home. She was far too exhausted; she practically fell asleep the moment her head hit the pillow. Her sleep was deep. After her eyes closed, her mind descended into darkness.
Nicole had no idea how long she slept, but she felt weak and lethargic when she woke up. It seemed that she had slept too long. Then, she got up and leaned against the headboard before checking the time. She had fallen asleep at noon yesterday and only woke up at ten the next morning. No wonder she felt boneless. Nicole rubbed the bridge of her nose. At least she didn’t feel spacey anymore after all that sleep. However, the hunger from not having eaten in a long time was uncomfortable. Thus, she got out of bed and went downstairs.
This was Nicole’s first time inside Zachary’s home. The interior of the house was simple, not one bit of ostentatious luxury to be seen and it put her mind at ease.
Nicole could hear bright laughter even before she went downstairs in her slippers. She stood by the top of the stairs and looked down, only to see Zachary and Hayden playing happily on the couch by the window.
Zachary was dressed in a white shirt. His black hair fell in soft waves around his face, and a genuine smile was seen tugging at his lips. Warm golden sunlight streamed in from the window, illuminating his face and making him look soft and gentle.
Hayden, on the other hand, had his arms wrapped around Zachary’s neck, whining for Zachary to play with him.
They indeed looked like father and son.
Upon hearing the sound of footsteps, both of them looked up in unison. Hayden stretched his arms out toward Nicole. “Mommy!”
Nicole smiled as she briskly walked over and carried her son. Seeing that the red flush had left his face and he didn’t seem to be in pain, she felt relieved.
“Nicole, Ms. Alicia has made breakfast. The food is still warm. You should have something to eat first,” Zachary said in concern.
Although Zachary had always been this nice to her, this was their first time staying together. It was understandable that Nicole felt unused to it.
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On the other hand, Joseph often frequented nightclubs and the like, so naturally, he had quite the network. Back when he embarrassed himself at the F&M Apparel annual dinner, the incident spread like wildfire in the fashion business. Mann Clothing Co. ended up losing many orders for the next season, and his father had nearly whacked him because of that.
This incident alone caused Joseph to be in a foul mood, but he never expected the thugs he had found for Queenie to come to him with some new information, telling him that those involved were in jail now. If Joseph had no way of bailing them out, then they would just bring everyone down with them since no one would be safe from their wrath. And because of this, Joseph was having a headache.
After he ended the call, he immediately dialed Queenie’s number.
Queenie was still hung up over being unable to kill Nicole’s son. When she saw Joseph’s call, she became even more irritated.
“Queenie, what on earth did you order those thugs I sourced for you to do?” Joseph asked her through gritted teeth.
Those thugs had some level of influence. Regular people would be afraid of them to some extent, but this time, the thugs were in jail. From the sound of things, they might be in there indefinitely.
“It’s nothing important. What are you panicking about?” Queenie couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
“They all got arrested. If I don’t help them to get out of there, we’re going to be dragged down!” Joseph said irately. He had only tried to get on her good side because of how useful she would be to him, but he never thought that she would end up causing so much trouble.
A shocked look flashed across Queenie’s face. “I thought that b*tch, Nicole, said she wouldn’t pursue the matter anymore?!”
“Nicole? Lisa?” Joseph felt his vision darken. Queenie had actually gotten the thugs to go after Lisa?! He felt his limbs go cold and numb, as if they had been weighed down with lead. Even his breathing turned labored.
If anything happened to Lisa, F&M Apparel and Gardner Corporation wouldn’t be the only ones ticked off; the entire fashion industry would be after their heads!
Queenie lowered her head and mulled things over. Suddenly, a thought seemingly hit her. “This afternoon, the usual place. I have an idea to ensure that Nicole won’t continue to interfere.”
