The Reunion After Seven Years

"Excuse me."

Kerr stood up abruptly and walked out of the dining room.

When Nicole saw what Kerr had done, she couldn't help feeling touched. Had he hidden his injury because he was worried that she would faint at the sight of blood? Was he taking care of her feelings subconsciously?

The thought made her feel slightly melancholy. She couldn't believe that Kerr cared about her that much.

"Mommy, Uncle Gu is angry."

Next to her, Jay looked up at her innocently. He didn't look panicked, instead his little eyes seemed to be filled with helplessness.

It seemed that the grownups world was a lot more complicated than his.

"It's not your fault, dear. Don't worry about it,"

she smiled at him comfortingly as she stroked his hair. She temporarily ignored her curiosity about Kerr's sudden departure and focused on Jay. Looking at his little face, she felt like she was looking at Kerr.

She didn't see Kerr again until the dinner ended.

"Miss Ning, my apologies but Mr Gu can't be interrupted at the moment. He is currently taking an overseas call,"

Vedder told her respectfully. He was standing at the entrance of Gu family villa.

"It's okay, Vedder. Could you please tell him I'm very sorry about what happened earlier? It's already rather late, I need to take Jay home."

Nicole took a quick look in the direction of the stairs before saying goodbye to Vedder. Then she took Jay's hand and left.

When they got into the car, Nicole leaned her head against the door. She felt and looked as though she hadn't slept in days.

"If you are tired, you can close your eyes for a while. I'll wake you up when we arrive,"

was driving, he could still catch the strange look on Nicole's face from the corner of

had never looked this tired no matter how busy her schedule was. He could even detect a slight sense of

gratefully at his words and her eyes fluttered shut

sleep, but she just wasn't in the mood to talk. Anyway, Jay was there, so there wasn't much she could say. To tell the truth, she didn't exactly know how

had met Kerr. No matter how hard she tried, it looked like her life would never be

didn't take long

like Uncle Fang. I will try my best

earnestly before entering

watched her son disappearing into his room and sighed

The man she liked...

into her head. She shook her

mother was on the phone with a

as she saw him coming in, she

confirmed. She will be here in three days. Don't forget to

said that he

fallen in love with someone else. I mean it. I want her to be my wife. You'll give

avoid the topic anymore. He didn't want anyone other than Nicole, but at the same time, he didn't want to disappoint his mother. As hard as it

happiness. He should have the right to make his own choice. The existence of Jay posed a slight problem, but it wasn't anything

what, you still need to bring her home to meet us, Baron. We need to evaluate your other half's identity and status

should know by now that his family didn't have the luxury of marrying for love. For a family of their status, marriage was more like a partnership, it was all about mutual benefits. All they had to do

in three days.

opportunity to introduce Nicole to everyone and let them

good idea at all, but she didn't say no to him. After all, it was better to meet the woman who had won his heart sooner rather later, so it would be

also curious to know what kind of woman he had fallen so madly for. She must be quite a wonder if he was this

all. No one

back to the way it had been before she had met him. It was as though she had never gotten to know him. Even though she had wished for her life to go back to normal, she couldn't help feeling a faint sense of

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