Right Person, Wrong Time novel Chapter 5

Chapter 5 Delivering the Wallet

Upon returning from the airport, Colton found that his wallet was gone. It has to be the kid at the airport. He’s the only person I’ve come into contact with, he thought.

Nicole was instantly irritated by the man’s egotistical remarks. Struggling to suppress her anger, she explained, “You dropped your wallet yourself, and I’m kind-hearted enough to call you to return it to you.”

“Have it delivered to the Central Pavilion Hotel, or else you’ll suffer the consequences,” Colton said in a cold voice before hanging up right away. He didn’t want to say anything more than necessary to such a woman, but there were several cards in his wallet that were quite important, and it would be a hassle to have them reissued.

Nicole nearly went berserk when she heard the disconnect tone on the phone. What a f*cking screwball! How could he order me around like he’s entitled to do so?! She clenched the wallet in her hand, wishing she could just throw it into the toilet and flush it down. Nevertheless, she forcibly fought back her desire to do so, not wanting to invite unnecessary trouble since she had just returned from abroad. Putting the ID card in Hayden’s hand back into the wallet, she asked worriedly, “Did you touch anything else in the wallet?”

Hayden looked totally innocent and harmless with his black, round eyes. “Nope. All I did was take a look at his ID card.”

Nicole shoved the wallet into her handbag with a nod before taking out her cell phone to order a takeout for Hayden. Staring at her son, she said in all seriousness, “Thanks to you, Hayden, I’ve got to leave home in a while and won’t be back until about three hours later. Can you manage on your own?” The journey back and forth from here to Central Pavilion Hotel would take two hours. Considering the time she would be spending at the hotel, it would take about three hours before she got back.

“Yes, I can.” Hayden nodded with a hint of determination in his eyes.

Nicole instructed, “Well then, Hayden, just go to your room to sleep if you want to after finishing your dinner. I’ve tidied your room.” What a bad year for me, getting into so much trouble as soon as I came back.

Hayden nodded obediently while responding in a childlike voice, “Yeah, I got it, Mom. Just go, or else it’ll be late when you come back.”

Somehow, Nicole felt like Hayden was eager for her to go. It’s probably just my imagination…

Meanwhile, at Central Pavilion Hotel, a group of people were having an animated conversation when one of them suddenly recalled something and said, “If my memory serves me, Gardner Corporation is gonna partner up with Ms. Lisa of F&M Apparel. Wouldn’t it be the icing on the cake? With Ms. Lisa taking the helm, Gardner Corporation will definitely strengthen its position as the leading enterprise in expanding the fashion market.”

Colton replied impassively, “Mm-hmm.”

“Isn’t it said that Ms. Lisa would be arriving in the country today? Did you get to meet her?”

Upon hearing the question, Colton turned his gaze to Queenie, who was next to him.

Queenie had thought that this was nothing important, so she didn’t expect the subject to be brought up. Having no other choice, she said with a tight smile, “Nope, I didn’t. Something came up, so I missed the opportunity.”