Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 942 Lay Bare

Baffled, Nicole retracted both her arms and left.

When the men saw her leaving, they hurried after her, each taking one side. Neither one of them was willing to concede.

Nicole finally couldn't hold it in anymore, and she demanded with her eyebrows pulled together, "What the hell do the two of you want?"

"Nicole, I'm only worried about this man hurting you!" Zachary huffed. He had his guard up as he glared at Colton.

Hearing that, Colton scoffed and let out an amused smile before he cruelly dropped the bomb. "I don't think Nicky told you, President Yates, but I slept in the same bed as her last night."

Zachary's body immediately went stiff. He knew something was wrong when he was outside her door this morning, but he didn't think much about it.

So that's why… A hurt look appeared on his face.

Nicole was surprised that Colton would blurt that out, but it didn't seem right for her to explain herself now.

Zachary's expression went blank for a moment. However, he soon put on a faint smile and calmly uttered, "I don't mind."

Colton narrowed his eyes and scrutinized Zachary with a sharp gaze. He didn't expect Zachary to be so forgiving and unbothered.

"What a generous man you are, President Yates." Colton laughed. "I would never allow my woman to be with another man."

Zachary only let out a smile that didn't reach his eyes as he calmly looked at Colton. "Nicole is not an object, and neither do I own her. I will not make her decision on her behalf."

A laugh slipped from Colton when he heard that. He glanced back at Zachary and drawled, "I'm sure you didn't know this, Zachary, but Nicky and I have done the deed on the night we got engaged."

These words that were neither solemn nor casual immediately made the three of them fall silent.

Zachary might look as unperturbed as his usual self, but one could see that he had balled up his fists upon a closer look.

She quickly turned pale. Even though this was the truth, she couldn't help feeling somewhat helpless after Colton revealed everything.

She then turned to look at Zachary's face. There wasn't anything different about his expression, but from all the years she spent with him, she could tell that he was trying his best to not lose his temper.

"Zach…" she whispered.

When he heard her voice, he lowered his head and turned to her with his lips pursed. It was eerie how calm he looked. He only asked after a moment, "Nicole, was it consensual?"

Consensual…

She was drunk then, but it did happen when she yielded after making a show of resistance.

In other words, she wasn't forced into it.