The Reunion After Seven Years

Jay had always been observant of the things happening around him. It was no wonder that he easily noticed the smell of ointment on Nicole. He raised his hand in an attempt to touch her face but she dodged him.

"Mom, did you stay out to find dad for me?"

As far as he could remember, he had always been different from the other children. Unlike his classmates who had two parents, he only had a mother. Although Uncle Fang treated him very well, he knew all along that he was not his biological father. Genius or not, it was natural for a child like him to want a complete family. That was one of the deepest desires in his young heart.

However, he didn't want his mother to feel miserable for his sake. He didn't want her to commit a mistake because of him.

Hearing Jay's straightforward question, Nicole's mind was suddenly flooded by the image of Kerr's expressionless face and his cruel words about his own unborn baby. She shook her head involuntarily.

"That's ridiculous. Don't talk nonsense. I have gone to work," she admonished him gently.

She put Jay on the bed and covered him with a quilt. She then sat down by his bedside and studied his delicate face intently.

Nicole noticed the wrinkles between his son's eyebrows. She had never noticed this strange facial expression on her son before, and it was similar to the worried look sported by Kerr earlier. In a split second, the wrinkles between his eyebrows were gone and his facial expression returned to normal.

"Mom, I don't want dad. I just want you, mom. That's enough for me."

Jay looked up at her with his big and innocent eyes.

"My silly boy, don't think too much. Go to sleep now. You need to go to school tomorrow." She patted him softly by the cheek.

Soon enough, Jay was beginning to snore softly in his sleep. Smiling involuntarily, she put a soft kiss on Jay's forehead. After watching his sleeping face for a few more minutes, she went to her room.

Turning on the light and looking at her face in the mirror, she found that it was no longer as red and swollen as before. Her worries about tomorrow had decreased a little but she still felt uneasy because her mind unintentionally dwelled on thoughts about Kerr. He was like a time bomb buried in her heart.

Sitting in his car, Kerr looked up at the room that had just lit up. He was soon lost in thought. He felt something familiar about Nicole, but he couldn't specifically pinpoint where the familiarity was coming from.

He had complete faith in Jared's ability, but even he couldn't find information about Nicole. Usually, this only meant one thing: she was hiding something. What was it? He needed to know about her secret.

"Go back," he commanded the driver. Behind his cool demeanor, his mind was in shambles as it tried to justify why he followed Nicole home.

to watch

safety features, thereby earning a good reputation

fancies and conjectures during the whole night. She was feeling paranoid and worried that Kerr would take her son away if he knew about the truth. As a result, she

alarm clock rang, Nicole was still sound asleep. Jay stood impatiently by her bedside. Seeing that she was frowning in her sleep, he reached out to turn off

the night stand along with the ointment. He watched his mother's sleeping face for a few more seconds before turning away to take his little schoolbag. He then

in primary school at all. However, Nicole was worried of him being left-out by other kids of the same age. Since, he did not want to worry his mother, he had to deal with

the alarm clock came off again, she turned it off instinctively. She was about to go back to sleep when the morning light hit her eyes. She felt that something was strange. When

and looked at the wall clock. It was already half past eight. She had to work at nine o'clock, and Jay must be

"Ah!"

echoed throughout the silent

she saw the

school. Remember to eat the breakfast on

sweet yet childish words on the

had gone through some sufferings, Jay was the

prepare for work. Instead of eating the packed sandwich, she decided to bring it to work. Thankfully, she managed to arrive at the office on time at

the office, Nicole breathed a sigh of relief.

took out a small mirror and took off the scarf covering her hair and face. In front of the mirror, she started to hastily apply some makeup to her

the office,"

in front of his boss so he could clearly see his

and ask her to come here," he said in a terse reply without raising

eyes were glued to the folder which he was

Nicole's office shortly. He was about to knock on her door but he noticed that the door was slightly open. He gently pushed the door open instead.

his surprise, he witnessed Nicole put a sandwich into

she quickly raised her head and saw Jared standing at the door with a blank look on his face. She immediately swallowed the sandwich in her mouth and spoke to him as if nothing was

matter,

see you," Jared replied

that he saw someone eat breakfast during the designated working hours of

the top enterprises in the world, the Gu Group followed a strict office rules and guidelines to ensure the efficiency and productivity of its staff. The newly-hired director, Nicole Ning, was the