Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 25 Envious Zachary

At once, Colton was taken aback. He could feel Nicole helplessly shaking in his arms. His arms stiffened, but he eventually raised them and gently patted her, comforting her with his hoarse voice. “It’ll be okay.”

After crying for a while, Nicole sniffled and incidentally sensed a unique smell on the man. It was a subtle scent of tobacco, but it wasn’t appalling. She then nodded and raised her head.

At that moment, Zachary came and found Nicole and Colton snuggling against each other under the tree, as well as how Colton’s hand was on her back. The sight was rather intimate. Withdrawing his gaze, he hurried over and stood beside Nicole. With a sympathetic tone, he muttered, “Are you okay, Nicole?”

Flickering her sore eyes, Nicole lifted her head and revealed her damp eyes that were stained with a hint of redness. She seemed awfully pitiful. Accordingly, she pulled herself out of Colton’s arms, and since she had squatted for a long time, her legs started to numb. Thereupon, when she tried to get up, she tripped herself and almost fell down, but luckily, Zachary managed to grab her. Drained, she shut her eyes. The makeup on her face was smeared by her tears and marred her appearance.

bitterly caressed her cheek as a trace of guilt flashed

of her tears, her long eyelashes clumped together and were

the two as they embraced each other.

gazed at Colton as if he was looking at a stranger. “President Gardner, thank you for taking care of Nicole. We shall postpone the discussion for our partnership to a later time. It’s not quite appropriate to do

reason, felt disturbed, but that might have been him overthinking. Regardless, he did not reveal his thoughts and simply responded with a light smile and a nod. “I’ve had my men look into it. I’ll give Miss Lisa an answer as soon

relieved. “Thank you very much,

meeting. After all, it shouldn’t be hard to actualize the partnership between Gardner Corporation and F&M