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.

invincible, like he could let down all his defenses as long as he was with her, and show her his true self completely. It was as if he was not afraid that she would hurt

of astonishment on Nicole's face when she heard what

she believed him entirely. She could feel the

once determined decision suddenly became

say that.

hers, cutting her off from her

but she clearly sensed that he was panicking. He seemed knackered, cautious and even

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

she gradually lost her will to push him away. She ended up giving in to him, collapsed in Kerr's arms and

Avery had told her—"follow your heart." Right now, she wanted him. She allowed herself to surrender to

continued to

love me too, right?"

looked at the woman who was asleep in his arms. He couldn't hide the smile in his eyes any longer. He bent down

every second of this

a stop. The sky turned clear while the aftermath

opening her eyes, trying to make sense of her surroundings, Nicole looked around but didn't see Kerr. Her eyes widened in fear and sat up. The trace of panic was visible on her face while she looked for

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 in all of a sudden,

awake already?"

"Where did you go?"

at the smile on Kerr's face, while

knew how worried she was just now. Apart from Jay, it was the first time that she was so worried about someone else and relied on them

to worry. I will never

Kerr reached out to hold her in his

down. It seemed that since yesterday,

didn't expect that you would wake up so soon. I promise that whenever you open