Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 749

Nicole felt like she was about to lose her already strained hold of her emotions. Her eyes stung with tears, but when she saw Betty in such a state, she forced them back.

She looked away briefly and sniffled. Then, she cleared her throat and told Betty in a low voice, "It's getting late, Ms. Betty. I have something going on at home. I'll visit you another day."

Betty waved her hands in understanding and said cheerily, "You young people are always flitting about. Go ahead. Don't worry about me. The nurses are taking good care of me."

Nicole didn't dare to stay any longer. She was afraid she would break down in that room, right in front of Betty.

After their conversation ended, she immediately turned to flee for a safe space to finally cry.

Zachary, who was behind Nicole, hurriedly chased after her.

As soon as the door closed behind her, she couldn't hold her tears in any longer and started sobbing.

She covered her face with her hands in a desperate attempt to stop her tears from flowing. She really didn't want to cry in public like this, but after thinking about what Betty said, her eyes brimmed with tears, and she finally let go.

Zachary came out of the room and saw her sobbing bitterly into her palms. He immediately walked over and pulled her into his embrace.

She had wanted comfort, so she allowed herself to cry on Zachary's shoulder.

He patted her back and consoled her gently, "It's okay, Nicky. It's all in the past."

Nicole couldn't respond as she forced down a wail. Although the tears flowed freely down her cheeks, she muffled her cries. The words that she wanted to voice seemed to get caught in her throat, and all she could do was choke down her sobs.

Zachary knew she was hurting, so he said nothing and continued to hold her, allowing her to cry in his arms.

Just as Colton reached the hospital, he was greeted with the image of Zachary embracing Nicole. Her back was facing him, so she didn't notice him. Nevertheless, Zachary looked up and caught sight of Colton.

They both stared at each other, neither saying a word.

Colton's face darkened at the couple's intimate position. His hands slowly clenched into fists.

It didn't help that Zachary wholly ignored him and continued to calm Nicole.

Colton slowly walked closer to the two of them, and his glare never left the man holding Nicole in his arms. Instead, he expended great effort to subdue his anger as he called out hoarsely, "Nicole!"

She instinctively raised her head when she heard a deep voice calling her name and saw Colton's sullen yet handsome face.

At this moment, her eyes were red-rimmed, with tears hanging from her lashes. Her face was flushed red from crying, making her look pitiful.