Chapter 25
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,forting 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 tobo, 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. ordingly, 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.
Looking at her captivating face, Zachary bitterly caressed her cheek as a trace of guilt shed across
his eyes.
Nicole had her eyes closed. Because of her tears, her long eyshes clumped together and were
clinging to her skin.
As Zachary hade, Colton stood up and ndly stared at the two as they embraced each other. He
wordlessly pursed his lips.
On the other hand, while Zachary was tenderly fondling her head, he 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 ater time. It’s not quite appropriate to do it now.”
Colton’s ebony eyes twitched. Watching Nicole, who was in his arms earlier and now in Zachary’s
embrace, he, for some 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 as possible.”
Zachary grew relieved. “Thank you very much, President Gardner.”
Beaming, Colton replied, “Don’t worry about the meeting. After all, it shouldn’t be hard to actualize the
partnership between Gardner Corporation and F&M Apparel.” Having said that, without further chatter,
he came up with an excuse before getting into his car and leaving.
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Seeing as he left, Zachary lowered his head to look at the woman, who stopped crying but was still
hyperventting, in his arms and dolefully wiped the tears off the corner of her eyes. “Nicole, how’s
Hayden?”
Nicole raised her head and looked at the man’s benign smile as she blinked her irritated eyes before
rubbing them and shaking her head. “I don’t know either. During the annual dinner, Hayden called over
and told me there were some bad people at home. But when I got home, my house was already turned
into a mess. I couldn’t find him and my calls wouldn’t go through.” She gritted her teeth, and as she
was speaking, her eyes, once again, started to moisten.
Zachary had known her for about four years, but that was his first time seeing her crying and her
downhearted look. That was also the first time he held her in his arms and let her depend on him.
Followingly, he grasped her shoulders as he revealed determination in his eyes. “I’ve asked some of
my friends in the country to investigate the matter on my way here. We’ll definitely find him. Don’t you
worry, okay?”
Nicole nodded and wiped her tears off. Right now, Hayden was her only hope. Her emotional outburst
earlier might have been excessive. “Yes, Hayden will be fine,” she resolutely stated, as if she was also
encouraging herself at the same time.