Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 1353 Last Resort

Just when Nicole was engaging in the conversation with everyone, silence suddenly descended upon the room.

Sensing someone's presence, she turned her head and saw Kendrick standing at the door, who smiled at her. He

said, "Miss Anderson, we've placed the orders. The dishes will be served in a moment."

Nicole nodded slightly with a faint smile, but there was an air of distance in her demeanor. "Thank you, Mr.

Hofstead."

Kendrick was startled, unsure as to why Nicole suddenly became so formal with him. Our relationship has been

improving over the past couple of days, no? Why did it go back to the beginning right after she saw Colton? This

isn't the outcome I wanted. It's all because of him!

His expression darkened. Watching her chat and laugh with the researchers, he felt deeply upset. At the same time,

his resentment toward Colton grew. Don't worry, Nicole. I'll speed things up and get rid of Colton sooner. As for your

baby, I'll raise them as my own, making sure that you two won't suffer the slightest bit of indignity.

Nicole had been talking about the subject of drinking with the researchers. She wanted to ask for Kendrick's

opinion, but she didn't expect to see him lost in thought with a grim expression. She had no choice but to raise her

voice while calling out his name. "Mr. Hofstead?"

Only then did Kendrick snap out of his thoughts. He looked at her with a flicker of panic in his eyes, asking, "What's

wrong?" He had been preoccupied with pondering how to speed things up and get rid of Colton, so he hadn't heard

what Nicole and others had been talking about. Hopefully she didn't notice anything wrong with me.

Just when Nicole wos engoging in the conversotion with everyone, silence suddenly descended upon the room.

Sensing someone's presence, she turned her heod ond sow Kendrick stonding ot the door, who smiled ot her. He

soid, "Miss Anderson, we've ploced the orders. The dishes will be served in o moment."

Nicole nodded slightly with o foint smile, but there wos on oir of distonce in her demeonor. "Thonk you, Mr.

Hofsteod."

Kendrick wos stortled, unsure os to why Nicole suddenly become so formol with him. Our relotionship hos been

improving over the post couple of doys, no? Why did it go bock to the beginning right ofter she sow Colton? This

isn't the outcome I wonted. It's oll becouse of him!

His expression dorkened. Wotching her chot ond lough with the reseorchers, he felt deeply upset. At the some time,

his resentment toword Colton grew. Don't worry, Nicole. I'll speed things up ond get rid of Colton sooner. As for your

boby, I'll roise them os my own, moking sure thot you two won't suffer the slightest bit of indignity.

Nicole hod been tolking obout the subject of drinking with the reseorchers. She wonted to osk for Kendrick's

opinion, but she didn't expect to see him lost in thought with o grim expression. She hod no choice but to roise her

voice while colling out his nome. "Mr. Hofsteod?"

Only then did Kendrick snop out of his thoughts. He looked ot her with o flicker of ponic in his eyes, osking, "Whot's

wrong?" He hod been preoccupied with pondering how to speed things up ond get rid of Colton, so he hodn't heord

whot Nicole ond others hod been tolking obout. Hopefully she didn't notice onything wrong with me.

Seeing the looks of anticipation around her, Nicole reluctantly asked, "It's no big deal. I was just wondering if you

would like to join in for a bit of drinking with them. I'm pregnant, so I can't really have much." She wanted to keep

her distance from Kendrick, but everyone was in high spirits and wanted to have a few drinks with him. Well,

everyone's been working hard lately, so this kind of relaxation isn't entirely out of the question. It's just a favor,

anyway; I can return it later.

Kendrick's lips parted, but he didn't say anything.

"Don't worry, Mr. Hofstead. Just a little bit is fine. They've got work tomorrow, so they won't be drinking a lot," said

Nicole, interpreting his silence as a possible discomfort with her request. If he were to decline, she would

understand. She had known him for over a month now, during which time she had never seen him socialize for

business-related matters.

She had gathered enough information about Kendrick during her stay here. Much of his collaborations didn't

originate from his own initiative; instead, most of them were the result of others trying to curry favor with him. In

other words, his power was already beyond their imagination.

"Alright." Coming to his senses, Kendrick hurriedly agreed. He didn't expect that his momentary distraction just now

would give her the wrong idea. After all, he was accustomed to drinking at home, so it wasn't something that he

couldn't handle.

"Okay. Thank you, Mr. Hofstead." Nicole nodded before looking back and nodding to everyone.

Understanding that it was a success, the crowd instantly erupted in cheers.

Just then, Chloe came in from the next door, followed by several researchers. All of them looked puzzled,

wondering what was causing the excitement. As their representative, she stepped forward and asked, "What's

making you all so happy?"

Unfortunately, the crowd intended to hide this from them, so they only smiled at Chloe without saying anything.

Growing anxious, the researchers behind Chloe immediately rushed forward and grabbed their familiar colleagues,

pressing them for answers.

For a moment, the room was packed with people. Everyone had smiles on their faces and looked very happy, which

greatly reassured Nicole. This was exactly what she wanted—a relaxed atmosphere that would help everyone

unwind so that they became even more dedicated to their work.