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Chapter 705
While Nicole was still in deep thought, her phone rang. She glanced down and realized it was a call from Zachary.
Since the incident that night at F&R Enterprise's trade fair, they hadn't been in touch for a long time. She knew the
purpose of his call—he probably wanted to inquire about her news trending on the Internet.
Staring at the phone for a long time, she finally decided to pick it up. Once the call was connected, there was a
short silence. Shortly after, he inquired, "Are you alright, Nicky?"
She smiled bitterly and replied, "It's nothing serious."
Nicole paused, lowered her eyes, and mentioned what had happened previously. "Did the drug subside after Harvey
took you home that night?"
Hearing her talk about the previous incident, Zachary went silent for a bit before replying in a hoarse voice, "Yeah."
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThis time, it was Nicole's turn to go silent.
After a while, he spoke, "Do you mind what happened before?" His tone conveyed anxiety as he explained, "I never
thought of taking advantage of you. It's true that I like you, but I never thought of using such despicable means to
get my hands on you. I—"
Usually, Zachary was a calm person, so the flustered tone in his voice was very much apparent this time. After
being taken away by Harvey and given some medicine to make the drug subside, Zachary immersed himself in self-
blame. He had had a crush on Nicole for years but never did anything that crossed the line. That night, however, he
went crazy and wanted her body to himself.
Though he was drugged, it shouldn't be an exception for him to act that way.
After hearing the remorse and panic in his voice, Nicole calmed him. "Don't worry about it. I understand."
He paused, apparently not expecting her to forgive him so quickly.
Nicole chuckled, then continued, "I've known you for years, Zachary. I know what you are like. Besides, I have also
been drugged, so I know exactly how you feel. I don't hate you. The one who deserves my hate is the one who
drugged me!"
Despite that, he still had mixed feelings. How could he think of using this opportunity to take advantage of her?
Zachary's eyes were filled with disappointment. It took a while before he blurted, "Yeah. I've sent someone to
investigate this matter, but the whole place was in chaos since there was a shooting that day. They haven't found
the instigator yet."
"Okay," she replied.
Covering up the gloomy feeling, he pulled himself together and moved on to a serious topic. "By the way, I saw
what happened on the news. I'll help you deal with it, so don't worry too much about it."
Nicole didn't expect him to take her own affairs to heart, but she didn't want to trouble him, so she responded,
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"You've just taken over Yates Group, so you must be busy with work-related matters. I don't want to trouble you with
my personal affairs. Anyway, I didn't do those things, so no matter how the rumors spread, it won't become a
reality."
"We have a dedicated entertainment company under us, so I will also defend you online. I believe in you." Zachary
sounded firm.
Since he had offered to do so, she thought it wouldn't be nice of her to reject him, so she nodded and thanked him,
"I'll have to trouble you, then."
In return, he replied gently, "I have never considered your affairs a trouble."
Her lips twitched because she didn't know what to say. Eventually, she bit her lip without uttering another word.
Zachary reminded Nicole of a few more things, most of which were watching out for her safety, so she agreed to
do so.
Once the call was hung up, she lay in bed and closed her eyes. Her mind was in a mess right now. She hadn't even
found Ella Chandler's cause of death but was instead entangled with matters that came her way. Someone was
definitely trying to drag her down!
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