The Reunion After Seven Years

Making her way to the big tree, Nicole sat beside Kerr and snuggled up to him.

She couldn't tell what exactly happened, if it was all an illusion or not, but she could sense his sadness even though he was smiling. Nonetheless, looking at him now, she was relieved to find his face washed with calmness.

Traces of the cold, powerful man was nowhere to be found, rather she was in the arms of the man she loved.

He placed his arm around Nicole's shoulder and gently kissed her hair.

"Aren't you curious about it?"

From how he knew Nicole, he found it quite odd that she was so quiet by his side. It was a rare sight.

"You will tell me when you're ready."

With a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, Nicole spoke in a firm tone. Although she was very curious, she didn't want to force Kerr to tell her about his past.

"It's not something that I want to share it with you. It's not a pleasant story. I don't want to scare you away."

He wanted to avoid talking about what happened in his past.

He knew that Nicole had a simple life, and the background of his family was too complicated for her. He was worried that she might get scared off. Because of that all he wanted was to decrease Nicole's involvement in his past life.

With the incident last night, the Gu family was bound to investigate the people around him.

"Alright, then you should at least tell me a good story."

She decided not to prod on the topic again.

didn't want to remind him of the bad

that was picked up by a hunter by accident. The hunter was very fond of the hedgehog, but the hedgehog always pricked him with its quills. Then the hunter found out that the hedgehog

away all the pets around him and made the hedgehog the only one. So

in his arms, trying to send her a

were together, he thought of her as the little hedgehog covered with thorns,

eyebrow at him. She then gave him an angry stare and pinched his

a

not know the metaphor that Kerr was trying to imply? It turned out that he had always known why she constantly refused him. It seemed like Kerr had been

get closer to him, step by step. Nicole was the hedgehog who couldn't face the true feelings in her heart and only wanted to protect

my love

not a man who sugar-coated his words. In the past, he didn't need to tell anyone what he was thinking about.

she blushed. She released her hand and lowered her head. After hesitating for a moment, she decided to

that I'm different from other women.

was her bottom line. She required loyalty to love, so she hoped that Kerr would be willing to love only

let me go before I get deeply involved. I

Nicole said, Kerr nodded slightly and held her in

the only woman I want

had made a promise to Nicole. He knew a lot of things would be difficult at this point

she wouldn't come to

your word, I will give you

her

how much Kerr liked Jay, she thought

to see what the

expectation, which told him instinctively