Fell in Love with Mr.Right at The Wrong Time

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

I could take my time with you. But now, I'm

panic grow across his face as her throat tightened. He's afraid that I might end

of expression, she gently answered, "Zach, I won't fall for Colton and the Gardners would never accept me

took the time and paused to look at Zachary whom she understood had sacrificed a

if her words were earth-shattering, he lifted his head in disbelief, and his lips began

this was the first time that he had gotten a

immediately, Zachary pulled her into a hug with a joyous face. "Nicole, that's great.

looked at the delighted man before her and reached out to hug him while gently patting his back, as if

anything up for me. You can

took a few steps back and nodded. "I understand. I need to be strong before

taken aback by his interpretation. However, she brushed it off seeing

in now, it would be difficult to even fend for her at all. Just like what had happened with F&M Apparel, he failed

Once he reached the top, no one could

he had no real