The Reunion After Seven Years

"For example, birth, death, accidents... Most of the time, we have no say in any of these. All we can do is accept it," Kerr said.

Those were things that people usually had no control over, so it was useless to worry excessively about them.

"I know. What about you? Why did you smoke? What were you thinking when I fell asleep?"

Now that Nicole had calmed down, she recalled Kerr's strange behavior from before.

She had never seen him looking so frustrated. Considering who he was and his status, it seemed impossible for him to get embarrassed or upset.

"Nothing. But I haven't forgotten what you promised me in the office today,"

Kerr reminded her, taking the opportunity to change the subject.

He didn't want to talk about his family affairs and get her worried when there was nothing she could do about them.

To his delight, the plan worked. Nicole blushed immediately and turned to look out of the window, pretending she didn't hear him. Still, his words caused her heart to skip a beat.

With Kerr, it seemed she was no longer afraid of the pain she endured in the past.

To her surprise, instead of bringing her back to the hospital, he had driven her back to the Ning family villa again.

"I know these walls are witnesses of a whole life you've had in here. Although I haven't been a part of it, I can take you back to the past while you share a little of it with me," Kerr said with a smile.

Holding Kerr's hand, Nicole walked back into the villa. Only this time, it didn't break her heart to be there. Instead, she smiled.

"Okay, I'll tell you what happened."

Nicole led Kerr to the second floor and pushed her bedroom door open. Looking at the familiar space, she felt as if she had returned seven years in the past.

the house filled with her family members and

she was grateful for the man beside

up an album from the bookcase, Nicole sat in front of her old dresser and spread it out. When she saw

like when I was a child. Very

his hands around her on the dresser. He took a look

much happier childhood than he did. It could be

old were you

looked down

"Five."

Once the Ning Group went bankrupt, the

by the new owner of the villa. So she

you

it strange that no photos of Nicole had been taken after she was

to have

it. She remembered that when she was five years old,

still be found in the bookcase. Every piece of souvenir there held a different memory. She told Kerr

is my old room. I lived here for eighteen years. Many goods from my childhood haven't been saved.

villa had been renovated once, and a

keep our shared memories in

at her gently, reaching out

remember in life. A single person could bestow all those ordinary and seemly insignificant moments a

he had a choice, he hoped that Nicole would make new memories with him every

"Okay."

around his

you to keep

at her, Kerr lifted her in his arms and carried

was filled with sweet love. It wasn't until dawn that Kerr carefully had Nicole tucked under the