Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 196 Move Out

Tension began filling the space after Nicole made her stance, and the two said nothing more, squaring off with their gazes.

Suddenly, Colton entered the front door and strode toward the two women.

He didn’t seem at all surprised by his aunt’s visit, greeting her as he stood next to Nicole, “Aunt Olivia.”

Olivia’s face was still deadpan despite Colton’s appearance. She dipped her head in reply and stood up.

“I’ve been here for a while, so I’ll take my leave now,” she announced as she grabbed her bag.

After a few steps, she stopped and turned her head sideways to him to remind him, “Colton, not anybody can marry into the Gardner Family.”

At that, she took a profound glance at Nicole.

Olivia left, Colton said softly to Nicole, “You don’t have to take my aunt’s

indicating she wasn’t bothered. “President Gardner, thank you for sheltering me. Now that the

at her words, but just as he wanted to say something, the phone call earlier popped into his mind, so

smiled and continued, “It’s indeed not right of me

on Nicole. “It’s not my troubles that I’m worried about but yours,” he said in a slightly deep voice laced with hoarseness. Because of their difference in height,

stumped as she didn’t expect him to put it that way. Then, she took a good look at him to notice a thin layer of sweat on his

that, she could sense heat radiating from him when she inched a

that he had

table, then refused resolutely, “Anyhow, it’s better that

refusal, she turned to head upstairs, but just as she took a

stumped Nicole looked over her shoulder

laced his eyes as he announced, “You can continue to stay here if you want. No one can stop