"Get out!"
Hearing his cold voice, Sunny felt her body tremble all over with fear. She watched him clench his jaw.
Knowing that he would have a fit, she ran out directly without saying another word and caring about her
appearance.
Jared efficiently selected a shirt from the wardrobe and handed it to Kerr. When he saw him putting it
on, his expression turned clouded and dispirited. All his words just now were in vain.
"Mr. Gu, no wonder that Director Ning misunderstood your relationship. It's so easy to let people's
imagination run wild here..."
he said on impulse despite knowing the fact that Kerr was currently boiling with anger. Though it was
quite obvious, it was just a trick well-played by Sunny.
Suddenly aware of the sharp gaze coming from Kerr, Jared shut up immediately. He didn't dare to finish
what he was about to say further.
Kerr purposely picked up the documents brought by Nicole a while ago. Giving it a brief glance, he
promptly affixed his name and signature. His expression held a tinge of worry, but he quickly concealed
it as he sauntered towards her office.
Having learned the stubbornness of that woman, he knew that it was impossible to summon her to his
office. Since Nicole had come to him twice today, he didn't mind looking for her himself.
"Where is Director Ning?"
he sternly asked. He was standing in front of Nicole's office, but she was not around. His eyes became
dim when he noticed Lily doing some cleaning up in her desk.
Lily gasped when she suddenly heard a voice behind her. Still looking startled, she turned around and
faced Mr. Gu. His unreadable expression made her stammer,
"Mr. Gu...Miss Ning said that she was not feeling well and just asked for leave to go home."
Lily was also curious. She had seen Nicole, looking unhappy after coming back from Kerr's office and
directed her to ask for leave.
"How long has she been gone?"
he urged impatiently. He was more than upset, but he carefully hid the unsettling emotion inside.
"Not long ago."
He didn't waste another second. He hastily turned around and walked straight towards his private
elevator. His eyes darted towards the red number blinking at the top of the elevator door. He remained
his gaze fixed on it as he mentally counted the floor as he descended. But it seemed that it was moving
frustratingly slow, and it was getting on his nerves. He nearly wanted to jump off when it was almost
down to the first floor. Soon after he heard the elevator ding sound, he dashed all the way down to the
gate of the Gu Group. But, he was too late, he only saw Nicole's car leaving.
"Nicole!"
At that time, Nicole was too absorbed in her own thoughts as she focused driving straight ahead. She
was seething in anger and utterly unaware of Kerr's distressed look.
"What else did he tell me to forget? The past? Son of a bitch! I shouldn't have given you 2642 dollars
back then. You're worthless! If I ever trust you again, I won't be Nicole Ning!"
Although her heart refused to believe every word Kerr had said, her mind kept on holding onto his
words. So all this time, she was always in a pretense, forcing herself not to hope too much.
And now, she even didn't realize how furious she was when she encountered Kerr and Sunny together.
It seemed that she was not only angry, but she also felt a little unhappy and lost. Her gamut of
emotions weighed her heart down.
She gently swayed her head, trying to shake these worries out of her mind. However, the images of
Kerr, who was topless, and Sunny, in disheveled appearance, seemed stuck. They kept haunting and
tormenting her.
After a while, she ended up coaxing herself that she had to find something to distract her attention.
And before she knew it, she had driven her car to where Bonnie and her mother lived. She was unsure
if they had moved. She should have visited them when she just returned from abroad, but she failed to
do so.
Nicole sighed and alighted from the car. Moments later, she had already bought some fruits and found
herself walking upstairs. When she reached the top, she lifted her hand and knocked on the door
gently.
"Who's there?"
It was the soft voice of her Auntie Sandra, coming from the inside. It made her instantly happy. She
missed her.
"Auntie, it's me, Nicole. I come to see you and Bonnie."
Sandra promptly opened the door in surprise and quickly let her in.
"Hi, Nicole, you're finally back. I've been thinking about you all these years. And the last thing I heard
was that you're already here. I'm afraid that you would have a lot of adjustments to do with your current
life now,"
she gushed as she gestured her to sit on the sofa before pouring a glass of water for her. As expected,
she was concerned about her.
"Auntie, we are family. Don't say that. I just settled down in a hurry this time, so I should have come to
see you earlier. By the way, where is Bonnie? Is she okay?"
Nicole asked as she eyed the living room. 'Nothing seemed to have changed,' she mused. She recalled
the times she had lived here for two days before she left for Manhattan.
"Well, Bonnie seemed to grow up suddenly. She didn't tell me many things. Last time, I learned she
went to a nightclub, so I had no choice but to call you."
Sandra confided to her as a faint worry visibly showed on her face. Her words were full of
helplessness.
"Auntie, I'm here. If you have anything, you can call me. Although you are not my biological mother, you
have watched me grow up. Moreover, Bonnie is my sister. I won't leave her alone,"
Nicole insisted with so much sincerity in her eyes. Then she reached out for her auntie's hand, giving it
a tight squeeze, reassuring her. Not long after her birth mother passed away, her father married her.
Although she did not accept it at that time, she did not object to it.
She considered herself fortunate that her aunt treated her well, and she gradually let go of the knot in
her heart. She grew up with her aunt. Before long, Bonnie was born, and they had a good relationship.
However, not long after the incident in the Ning family, she moved to Manhattan, and eventually lost
contact with Bonnie. She knew that her little sister had a lot of misunderstandings about her when she
met her last time.
"Bonnie is not at home? She is still at school, isn't she?"
Just as soon as she asked, the door opened. Bonnie casually walked in, with a key dangling in her
hand. She let out a small gasp, the moment she lifted her face, she was shocked.
"Why are you here?"
Bonnie demanded. Her cold voice made Nicole's smile froze.
"Bonnie, don't talk to your sister in that way,"
Sandra scolded her and stared at her angrily.
"I come here to see you. It's getting late, and I'm leaving. I'll come to see you again when I have time,
dear Auntie."
Nicole politely said goodbye and then made her way towards the door. But when she passed by
Bonnie, she threw her a meaningful look.
"Let me walk you out."
Bonnie heeded it and hurriedly put the key on the table before following her downstairs.
"What are you doing here? If you have something to say, just say it now. Don't come here again. Mom
didn't know what happened at the Good Times that day. Don't say anything more."
she hissed worriedly. She didn't know if Nicole had told her mom everything, but she just instinctively
warned her. In the past seven years, she and Nicole had their own ways of living. She no longer
needed her pretentious kindness at all.
"Bonnie, I know you misunderstood me. At that time, the Ning Group had just gone bankrupt, and my
father had passed away. Then all of a sudden, I received an offer from Manhattan University. I just don't
want to face it all, so I went abroad."
Just as soon as she asked, the door opened. Bonnie casually walked in, with a key dangling in her
hand. She let out a small gasp, the moment she lifted her face, she was shocked.
"Why are you here?"
Bonnie demanded. Her cold voice made Nicole's smile froze.
"Bonnie, don't talk to your sister in that way,"
Sandra scolded her and stared at her angrily.
“| come here to see you. It's getting late, and I'm leaving. I'll come to see you again when | have time,
dear Auntie."
Nicole politely said goodbye and then made her way towards the door. But when she passed by
Bonnie, she threw her a meaningful look.
“Let me walk you out."
Bonnie heeded it and hurriedly put the key on the table before following her downstairs.
"What are you doing here? If you have something to say, just say it now. Don't come here again. Mom
didn't know what happened at the Good Times that day. Don't say anything more."
she hissed worriedly. She didn't know if Nicole had told her mom everything, but she just instinctively
warned her. In the past seven years, she and Nicole had their own ways of living. She no longer
needed her pretentious kindness at all.
"Bonnie, | Know you misunderstood me. At that time, the Ning Group had just gone bankrupt, and my
father had passed away. Then all of a sudden, | received an offer from Manhattan University. | just don't
want to face it all, so | went abroad."
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