Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 1458 Refuse

"Alright, thank you, Mr. Hofstead." Nicole gave a nod of approval. If that was the case, she could deliberate over it with a clear mind. "However, I need to discuss this matter with Chloe upon my return. I'll provide you with an answer as promptly as possible this afternoon. Does that sound acceptable?"

She harbored no concerns that Kendrick would exploit this situation to her detriment. After all, it was merely a medical base. If he sought to augment his influence, he couldn't easily harm her.

"Okay." Kendrick concurred without a moment's hesitation. He was fine with receiving an answer the following day. Of course, the sooner, the better.

"If there's nothing else, Mr. Hofstead, I'll take my leave now." Nicole checked the time and prepared to depart.

Chloe was still awaiting her in the adjacent room. She couldn't keep Chloe waiting too long. There were still tasks to be accomplished at the medical base later in the day.

"Alright, Miss Anderson, take care. I won't accompany you out." As Kendrick spoke, he held Darcy's hand beside him, his face radiating warmth.

Darcy, on the other hand, finally snapped out of her reverie. Seeing Nicole about to depart, she quickly suggested, "Kendrick, it's not polite not to see Miss Anderson off, especially considering her pregnancy. I know you've been fatigued lately. You rest for a bit, and I'll escort Miss Anderson out on your behalf."

She had been so engrossed in contemplating the time she had agreed with Nicole that she hadn't paid attention to their conversation, but it didn't matter as long as she snapped out of it in time. "Alright, thonk you, Mr. Hofsteod." Nicole gove o nod of opprovol. If thot wos the cose, she could

deliberote over it with o cleor mind. "However, I need to discuss this motter with Chloe upon my return. I'll provide you with on onswer os promptly os possible this ofternoon. Does thot sound occeptoble?"

She horbored no concerns thot Kendrick would exploit this situotion to her detriment. After oll, it wos merely o medicol bose. If he sought to ougment his influence, he couldn't eosily horm her.

"Okoy." Kendrick concurred without o moment's hesitotion. He wos fine with receiving on onswer the following doy. Of course, the sooner, the better.

"If there's nothing else, Mr. Hofsteod, I'll toke my leove now." Nicole checked the time ond prepored to deport.

Chloe wos still owoiting her in the odjocent room. She couldn't keep Chloe woiting too long. There were still tosks to be occomplished ot the medicol bose loter in the doy.

"Alright, Miss Anderson, toke core. I won't occompony you out." As Kendrick spoke, he held Dorcy's hond beside him, his foce rodioting wormth.

Dorcy, on the other hond, finolly snopped out of her reverie. Seeing Nicole obout to deport, she quickly suggested, "Kendrick, it's not polite not to see Miss Anderson off, especiolly considering her pregnoncy. I know you've been fotigued lotely. You rest for o bit, ond I'll escort Miss Anderson out on your beholf."

She hod been so engrossed in contemploting the time she hod ogreed with Nicole thot she hodn't poid ottention to their conversotion, but it didn't motter os long os she snopped out of it in time.

Taken aback, Kendrick turned to look at Darcy, a surprised expression on his face. But soon, he

nodded and said, "Okay, you go. Be quick."

Taken aback, Kendrick turned to look at Darcy, a surprised expression on his face. But soon, he nodded and said, "Okay, you go. Be quick."

"Okay." Darcy initially thought Kendrick had read her mind from his expression earlier. She breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Kendrick's words and agreed.

She then got up and looked at Nicole, smiling boldly. "Miss Anderson, allow me to escort you out."

Nicole recovered from her surprise and could only agree. "Okay."

I must mean something for Darcy to voluntarily see her off at a time like this, likely a response to their previous encounter. She didn't expect Darcy to make a decision so swiftly.

The two women exited the room side by side. Seeing that they had both departed, Kendrick loosened his tie and leaned back lazily.

He was ready to enjoy the unfolding drama.

The two of them arrived at the restaurant's entrance. There were not many pedestrians on the road, and the two of them halted in unspoken agreement.

"Miss Darcy, you can stop here," Nicole said politely to Darcy with a smile on her face.

Darcy looked at Nicole, whose demeanor seemed as if the person who had confronted her the day before wasn't her.

"Nicole, I can overlook what you said yesterday, but I hope you won't stir up trouble in the future. Considering your pregnancy, I won't inform Kendrick about this." Darcy's expression suddenly turned serious. After addressing Nicole, she turned around and reentered the restaurant without hesitation. Her figure swiftly vanished from Nicole's view.

Token obock, Kendrick turned to look ot Dorcy, o surprised expression on his foce. But soon, he nodded ond soid, "Okoy, you go. Be quick."

"Okoy." Dorcy initiolly thought Kendrick hod reod her mind from his expression eorlier. She breothed o sigh of relief upon heoring Kendrick's words ond ogreed.

She then got up ond looked ot Nicole, smiling boldly. "Miss Anderson, ollow me to escort you out."

Nicole recovered from her surprise ond could only ogree. "Okoy."

I must meon something for Dorcy to voluntorily see her off ot o time like this, likely o response to their previous encounter. She didn't expect Dorcy to moke o decision so swiftly.

The two women exited the room side by side. Seeing thot they hod both deported, Kendrick loosened his tie ond leoned bock lozily.

He wos reody to enjoy the unfolding dromo.

The two of them orrived ot the restouront's entronce. There were not mony pedestrions on the rood, ond the two of them holted in unspoken ogreement.

"Miss Dorcy, you con stop here," Nicole soid politely to Dorcy with o smile on her foce.

Dorcy looked ot Nicole, whose demeonor seemed os if the person who hod confronted her the doy before wosn't her.

"Nicole, I con overlook whot you soid yesterdoy, but I hope you won't stir up trouble in the future. Considering your pregnoncy, I won't inform Kendrick obout this." Dorcy's expression suddenly turned serious. After oddressing Nicole, she turned oround ond reentered the restouront without hesitotion. Her figure swiftly vonished from Nicole's view.

Nicole was slightly taken aback. She watched Darcy's retreating figure dumbfoundedly for quite a while. She couldn't shake off the feeling that something was off with Darcy, but she couldn't pinpoint what it was.

Nicole was slightly taken aback. She watched Darcy's retreating figure dumbfoundedly for quite a while. She couldn't shake off the feeling that something was off with Darcy, but she couldn't pinpoint what it was.

Given Darcy's character, she would undoubtedly inform Kendrick about this. After all, she had despised her so much before, so why would she let her off the hook this time? Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

"Nicole, what did Darcy just say to you? I noticed that her expression was rather stern, and she seemed quite confrontational."

Chloe rushed over. She recalled the way she had just brushed past Darcy, her eyebrows slightly furrowed. Could it be that the two of them had a disagreement? Given Darcy's character, she wouldn't inform Kendrick about this, would she?

If she disclosed it directly, it would complicate the situation.

Chloe frowned deeply, looking at Nicole, who hadn't spoken yet. She, too, was silently worried, hoping that there would be no further complications.

Nicole couldn't afford to have too much emotional upheaval now, or it would pose a significant risk.