Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 389 Stand Up for a Friend

It was only when Whitney disappeared from sight that Nicole took her eyes off the former. In fact, she noticed the same strange thing about Whitney as Emily did. At the same time, Whitney’s strange behavior reminded Nicole of the exact same way she behaved when she first joined F&M Apparel three years ago.

However, Nicole didn’t ask Whitney about that, thinking she should respect her wish to keep her secret. “I think she’ll be fine. She is probably just not feeling well now,” Nicole said as she didn’t expose Whitney. In the meantime, Emily didn’t press on with any more questions regarding Whitney because she wasn’t close with her after all.

On the other hand, Whitney could no longer fight back her tears when she left the café in a hurry. Her eyes and nose began to turn red as she wiped her tears off with her hands and continued to make her way outside.

Soon, her vision became blurred by the tears shortly before she bumped herself onto someone while making her way out of the café. Reactively, she quickly apologized, with her head kept down. “I’m so sorry. I wasn’t looking.”

and saw Mason. She

melted when he noticed the tears on Whitney’s face. He then fixed his gaze upon her and caressed her cheek,

response, taking a few steps back while

indifferent response, Mason decided not to ask her about that. Instead, he looked down and showed his concern in a euphemistic way. “Why are you crying?

called the cab, which is currently on the way, so I should probably excuse myself and get ready.” She finished her

and got it, she finally had all the privacy she wanted for herself. Sitting in the backseat, she then allowed her emotions to take over her while her tears gushed down her eyes like

overwhelmed by a stab of pain in her heart at the thought of her past with Douglas. After all, she was the one who wronged him and suggested that they broke up; but when she learned he was already married to another woman with whom he

his new life now. So, shouldn’t

at the restaurant, Nicole and Emily went on to talk about their work. In fact, the idea of building Aimee International first came from Douglas and Emily, but since they didn’t know well about the industry, neither of them deemed