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,"

told her. Even though he was driving, he could still catch the strange look on Nicole's face from the corner of

Manhattan, she had never looked this tired no matter how busy her schedule was. He could even detect a slight sense of loss from her behavior. He knew better than to ask but it

his words and her eyes fluttered shut

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

seemed to be a huge mess ever since she had met Kerr. No matter how hard she tried, it looked

take long

if you like Uncle Fang. I will try my best to accept

told her earnestly

disappearing into

The man she liked...

warning, Kerr's good-looking face popped into her head. She shook her head violently to get rid

home, his mother was on the phone with a

saw him coming in, she

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

tone that said that he

I told you before, I've fallen in love with someone else. I mean it. I want

knew he couldn't 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 was, it was

control of his happiness. He should have the right to make his own choice. The existence of Jay posed a slight

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

marrying for love. For a family of their status, marriage was more like a partnership, it was all about mutual benefits.

Group's party will be happening in three days. I plan to bring her as

was the perfect opportunity to introduce Nicole to everyone and

think it was a 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

of woman he had fallen so madly for. She must be quite a wonder if he was

meet Kerr at all. No one mentioned him either, not even Jay and

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

Ning, this is the dress that you asked me to pick up. It's lovely.