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,"

driving, he could still catch the strange look on

no matter how busy her schedule was. He could even detect a slight sense of loss from her behavior. He knew

at his words

Anyway, Jay was there, so there wasn't much she could say. To tell the truth, she didn't exactly know how to face Baron

she had met Kerr. No matter how hard she tried,

take long before they

Uncle Fang.

earnestly

watched her son disappearing into his

The man she liked...

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

the phone with a smile on her face. She seemed to

saw him coming

confirmed. She will be here in three days. Don't forget to go pick her up, okay? This is her first time here, so be

that said that he had no choice

I mean it. I want her

than Nicole, but at the same time, he didn't want to disappoint his mother.

to make his own choice. The existence of Jay posed a slight problem, but it wasn't anything that couldn't be

you still need to bring her home to meet us, Baron. We need to evaluate your other half's identity and status since you are the only heir of the

a partnership, it was all about mutual benefits. All they had to do was respect each other and take care of each other's image in the public eye. What happened in private was

in three days.

was the perfect opportunity to introduce Nicole to everyone

but she didn't say no to him. After all, it was better to meet the

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

days that followed, Nicole didn't meet Kerr at all. No one mentioned him either, not even Jay

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

this is the dress that you asked me to pick up.