Right Person, Wrong Time novel Chapter 45

Chapter 45 Zachary Leaves the Country

Nicole didn’t tell Zachary about what Sabrina had said. After all, having gotten sick of hearing such rumors at F&M Apparel, she was already able to take a calm attitude toward them these days, so she didn’t take Sabrina’s words to heart.

Zachary had wanted to spend the mid-winter holiday with Nicole and Hayden in the country. That night, however, he suddenly got a phone call, which seemed to be about something urgent.

Seeing the ghastly expression on Zachary’s face, Nicole figured that the matter had to be quite serious. Therefore, when Zachary told her he had to leave the country, she expressed her understanding, saying, “Just go and deal with the matter first. Wherever Hayden and I are, it doesn’t make any difference.”

Looking at the considerate Nicole before him, Zachary heaved a soft sigh with a look of regret. “It’s a rare opportunity for us to spend the mid-winter holiday together in the country. I never thought I’d have to go back.”

Hearing the note of regret in Zachary’s words, Nicole replied with a laugh, “It’s okay. There’ll still be many mid-winter holidays in the future. If you’re free next time, you can still spend the holiday in the country.”

Zachary’s handsome face creased into a hurt look as he listened to Nicole’s deliberately naive reply. “It doesn’t matter wherever I’ll be spending the mid-winter holiday. The point’s just that I wanted to spend the holiday with…” he said, before breaking off mid-sentence under her stare. After lowering his head to glance at Hayden, he reached out and ruffled Hayden’s hair, saying, “It’s just that I wanted to spend the holiday with Hayden.”

Hayden was a smart boy. Pouting his lips, he looked at Zachary and replied seriously, “That’s not true, Mr. Yates. I know you wanna spend the holiday with Mom. All you know is to use me as an excuse.”

Zachary didn’t feel embarrassed when Hayden revealed what he really wanted. Instead, he nodded with a faint smile, saying, “That’s right, you smart little boy.”

Nicole didn’t ask Zachary what the matter was. If the matter was about the company, Zachary would have told her about it without her having to ask him. Judging from how things looked at the moment, Nicole surmised that the matter had to have something to do with Zachary’s family.