Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 299 Reunion

Benedict noticed the stunned look on Nicole’s face and the smile on his face grew.

“You were still young back then. Although you weren’t in your twenties yet, you were a decent young lady.”

As she stared at him, old memories seemed to gradually unfold in her mind.

Back when her mother was ill, Nicole used to go on strolls with her. That was when she bumped into an eccentric yet generous old man.

The old man talked a lot and would often stop to chat with Nicole and her mother. As time passed, she slowly began to befriend the old man. However, he disappeared one day. When Nicole asked the doctors in the hospital, they told her that his family had picked him up and that they could not disclose his address.

“Y-You’re the old man from the hospital?!” Nicole asked with uncertainty.

Although the old man back in the hospital was very talkative, he had black hair and looked high in spirits.

full of gray and a wrinkly face. He could barely stand

the face of Nicole’s

the doctor said that they’d detected a brain tumor. My son was worried

is why he left without

about the age of twenty or so. While prioritizing her studies, she had to take care of her mother as well. She really cherished the old man’s presence because he was someone whom she could

him each time they met. She never thought that the old man would turn out to be Old Mr. Benedict of the

then, when you left without saying goodbye, my mother was making a fuss about you. She complained that you didn’t keep your

that time, he would often complain about how unfilial his children were and how they were too occupied to even visit him. He even insisted on Nicole’s mother becoming his goddaughter,

Madeline was

sent someone to look for you after that, but there was no news. After so many years, I thought you would just be a passing memory.

older because reminiscing about the past would bring up

her hands on the table tightened

departure, her mother’s condition had suddenly deteriorated.