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 memories,

a good one. There was once a hedgehog 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 was just upset that he had a lot

around him and made the hedgehog the only one. So they

in his

when they were together, he thought of her as the little hedgehog

him. She then

me a hedgehog? You are

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 very patient with

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

matter who you are, my love for you will

not a man who sugar-coated his words. In the past, he didn't need to tell anyone what he was thinking about. But when he was with Nicole, he couldn't help telling her that

she saw how serious Kerr looked, she blushed. She released her hand and lowered her head. After hesitating for a

I'm different from other women. The man I want should know that I'm the only woman in his life. I can't

She required loyalty to love, so she hoped that Kerr would be willing

me go before I get deeply involved. I can accept

he heard what Nicole said, Kerr nodded slightly and held her in his

the

a promise to Nicole. He knew a lot of things would be difficult at this point in time, considering what happened yesterday, but he still

time to come clean, she only just started to open up to him. He hoped she wouldn't come to regret her decision by

you keep your word, I will

her

he might pass out in surprise. Seeing how much Kerr liked Jay, she thought

to see what the

told him instinctively that the surprise of