The Reunion After Seven Years

"What are you doing here?"

When Nicole saw that Kerr had walked out in the rain, she asked quietly, but he didn't answer her question.

He took off his suit jacket and put it on her. Then he picked her up and quickly carried her into his car.

He brought out a dry towel from the compartment and carefully wiped Nicole's wet hair, ignoring his own, which was also soaked from the rain.

"What's wrong with you? It's pouring really hard. Why are you even here?"

Although Kerr didn't say a word since she began to ask, she knew her feeling wasn't wrong and he did look a little different from usual.

When he heard the last question, Kerr wrapped her up with the bath towel and adjusted the temperature in the car before he spoke to her softly.

"I missed you."

Since he left the Gu's ancestral home, he had been missing Nicole like crazy, as if only the sight of Nicole could bring him a little comfort.

"What happened?"

She handed Kerr a new towel to let him dry his hair, and looked at him with concern.

Looking at Nicole, Kerr pulled her into his arms and breathed in, her scent engulfing his senses. He felt like he had owned the whole world.

"Nicole, if I can give you whatever you want, will you stay with me? If I make you my one and only? If I said I've fallen in love with you?"

For the first time, he wanted someone to know how he felt.

as he was with her, and show her his true self completely. It was

astonishment on Nicole's face when she heard

but she believed him entirely. She could feel the sincerity in his words and

decision

say that. I...

his lips to hers, cutting her off

him, but she clearly sensed that he was panicking. He seemed knackered,

first time, he acted as though he was an impulsive teenager. Deep

warm chest, she gradually lost her will to push him away. She

Just as Avery had told her—"follow your heart." Right now, she wanted him. She allowed herself to surrender to this man, just this once.

continued to pour outside

too, right?" he asked her,

in his eyes any longer. He bent down and

enjoy every second of this peaceful moment

stop. The sky turned clear while the

Nicole looked around but didn't see Kerr. Her eyes widened in fear and sat up. The trace

car door, she found herself wrapped in a bath towel. She didn't dare to go out. Just then, Kerr opened the car door and sat

awake

"Where did you go?"

on Kerr's face, while hers displayed

it was the first

afraid? You don't have to

tone, Kerr reached out to hold her in his arms and gently rubbed circles

calm herself down. It seemed that since yesterday, she no longer held the strong barrier in her heart but rather harbored a soft spot for

to bring you some clothes. Don't be angry. I didn't expect that you would wake up so soon. I