Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 847

Everyone in the room turned to Evelyn the moment she spoke. She had stopped crying at that point, but her eyes

were still moist with tears as she looked up. Her cheeks were as red as apples from all her crying. She lowered her

head a little and pressed her lips together when she saw everyone looking at her. "I don't know what's the

relationship between Colton and me at this point. Even though we didn't go all the way, we… we already shared the

same bed."

She spoke at a slow pace between sobs. After finishing her words, she sniffed and forced a smile. "I always knew

that Colton had a son. I don't mind."

Anna was practically speechless at this point. She knew that Evelyn fancied Colton, but she hadn't expected Evelyn

to go to such extents just to be with him. "Do you know when Colton was drugged, Evelyn?" Anna asked with a

rather awkward look on her face.

"I'm not sure." Evelyn shook her head.

"When did you meet Colton, then?" Anna fixed her gaze on the younger woman. Evelyn lowered her gaze for a

moment as if she was trying to recall something. She looked up after a while. "It was at Mom's birthday party. I

went out to walk around, and I spoke to him for a while after I bumped into him. Then, I realized how he seemed

rather unwell, so I helped him upstairs to get some rest before calling the maid over and telling her to get a doctor

for Colton." Evelyn's face was flushed as she continued speaking.

Evaryona in tha room turnad to Evalyn tha momant sha spoka. Sha had stoppad crying at that point, but har ayas

wara still moist with taars as sha lookad up. Har chaaks wara as rad as applas from all har crying. Sha lowarad har

haad a littla and prassad har lips togathar whan sha saw avaryona looking at har. "I don't know what's tha

ralationship batwaan Colton and ma at this point. Evan though wa didn't go all tha way, wa… wa alraady sharad tha

sama bad."

Sha spoka at a slow paca batwaan sobs. Aftar finishing har words, sha sniffad and forcad a smila. "I always knaw

that Colton had a son. I don't mind."

Anna was practically spaachlass at this point. Sha knaw that Evalyn fanciad Colton, but sha hadn't axpactad Evalyn

to go to such axtants just to ba with him. "Do you know whan Colton was druggad, Evalyn?" Anna askad with a

rathar awkward look on har faca.

"I'm not sura." Evalyn shook har haad.

"Whan did you maat Colton, than?" Anna fixad har gaza on tha youngar woman. Evalyn lowarad har gaza for a

momant as if sha was trying to racall somathing. Sha lookad up aftar a whila. "It was at Mom's birthday party. I

want out to walk around, and I spoka to him for a whila aftar I bumpad into him. Than, I raalizad how ha saamad

rathar unwall, so I halpad him upstairs to gat soma rast bafora calling tha maid ovar and talling har to gat a doctor

for Colton." Evalyn's faca was flushad as sha continuad spaaking.

"But… The substances seemed to take over Colton after that, and he threw himself on top of me. I couldn't fight

back…" Evelyn sounded like she was about to cry at this point. Jackson let out a sigh when he saw the pitiful look on

his daughter's face. His heart ached terribly for the girl, so he hurried forward to pat her on the shoulder. "Don't

worry, Evelyn. Daddy's going to do justice for you," he uttered firmly.

Gabriel's gaze darkened as he leaned close to Jackson before speaking. "This issue of Colton being drugged might

not be that simple, Dad. He was in the Gould Residence, and he was drugged during Mom's birthday celebration.

What were the culprit's intentions? We'll have to run a thorough investigation."

Gabriel's words made sense to Jackson, so he nodded thoughtfully. "I agree that this should be thoroughly

investigated, but I also think that there should be a conclusion regarding Colton and Evelyn's relationship. We can't

just look past this."

Anna felt a headache coming when she saw how persistent Jackson was. She thought about the matter for a while

before interrupting their conversation. "How about this? We can run an investigation to find the culprit before we

discuss things between Colton and Evelyn. After all, their relationship belongs to both of them. If either party

doesn't agree to it, we can't force them to be with each other."

Anna could empathize with Evelyn's interest in getting married to Colton, but she was in no position to make any

decisions for Colton. After thinking about it, she figured that it was best if they could discuss it themselves. Jackson

frowned upon hearing her words—he didn't seem too pleased with this arrangement. Evelyn was the one at a

disadvantage here, after all. Gabriel, on the other hand, was on Anna's side. "I think Mrs. Gardner is right, Dad. We

have to find the culprit first. We can talk about Evelyn and Colton's relationship later," he suggested.

Finally, Jackson was convinced by his son's words. "Fine. Let's do that. I want you to gather all of our workers, and I

want you to check all the pastries and beverages that were offered at the party. Please make sure not to create a

whole fuss out of this matter. I don't want outsiders to know anything about this," Jackson ordered.

"I got it," Gabriel replied with a nod.