Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 79 The Thing Between You and Colton

Nicole was about to say something until she saw the injury on Colton’s face.

Then, she chose to quietly lower her head as she gobbled up her food.

After picking up the courage to look at the man again to say something, she was stopped by Annie, who had abruptly entered the room.

“Miss Anderson,” she started. “I have washed and dried your clothes. They are now in your room upstairs.”

“Alright. Thank you,” Nicole quickly nodded and said her thanks.

With a smile on her face, Annie replied, “You are welcome.”

Right when she was about to head upstairs, Colton suddenly called out to her from behind. “Come down after you’ve changed into your working attire. We’ll go to work together.”

Nicole only gave a simple ‘Okay’ as she nodded in response. At the same time, she couldn’t help but take a peek at Colton’s face. Seeing that he didn’t seem to be in a particularly bad mood, she let out a sigh of relief before hurrying upstairs.

They soon got into Colton’s vehicle and

did not speak a word to each other throughout their journey on the road. Nicole was the first one to break

a piece of Band-Aid, President

scar on his chin was way too conspicuous to be left out in

look at the Band-Aid in Nicole’s hand, and with raised brows, he humorously asked in return, “You think this Band-Aid on me can hide this scar

Nicole rubbed her nose and grumbled, “It can at least cover a part of

to walk away instead

being ignored, Nicole’s gaze started to shift between the man’s retreating figure and the Band-Aid in her hand. Is he

she couldn’t understand his anger. After all,

to stand when she recalled how she had kicked Colton out of the bed that morning, but she soon brought herself out of her reverie with a shake of her head. Then,

pushed the door open, she was greeted by the sight of a petite young girl seated in her office. With her little back toward Nicole, she had her head tilted downward as she swiped the screen of her phone. Besides that, the sound of her phone was set on speaker at a loud volume without

and lightly knocked on the surface of the table to get the girl’s attention. “May I ask who you

began to

that her interest was piqued, the young girl kept her phone away before staring into Nicole’s eyes. “I saw Colton carrying you home last night,”

one could easily tell

asked with