Right Person, Wrong Time novel Chapter 297

Following that, Zachary buried his head into Nicole’s shoulders as his voice trembled. “Nicole, I’m scared. When I tried to pursue you back then, I didn’t care about how you reacted because I knew that even if you rejected me, you wouldn’t have accepted anyone else. But now, things have changed. You and Colton share Hayden now… I…”

Nicole was a little amused hearing the trembling voice by her ear. She knew exactly what he wanted to say and lightly pushed him away before consoling in a serious tone, “Zach, I don’t like Colton. Even if the Gardners acknowledge Hayden as a part of their family, I won’t move in with them.”

As soon as he heard this, his tense face had finally eased a little.

His eyes were slowly taken over by seriousness and his fear dissipated as he bluntly proposed. “Nicole, will you marry me?”

Taken aback by his sudden proposal, she looked at the man before her with a confused and strange look.

However, Zachary continued to grasp both of her hands and urged, “Nicole, I didn’t feel any sense of urgency before this, thinking that I could take my time with you. But now, I’m worried that if I don’t hold onto you, I might lose you.”

Nicole watched the panic grow across his face as her throat tightened. He’s afraid that I might end up with Colton…

After a slight change of expression, she gently answered, “Zach, I won’t fall for Colton and the Gardners would never accept me either.”

She took the time and paused to look at Zachary whom she understood had sacrificed a lot for her.

As if her words were earth-shattering, he lifted his head in disbelief, and his lips began to waver after a long while.

Maybe it was because this was the first time that he had gotten a response out of her.

Almost immediately, Zachary pulled her into a hug with a joyous face. “Nicole, that’s great. I-I don’t even know what to say.”