She still couldn't accept the fact that in just a matter of a few days, her life had become virtually
unrecognizable from what it had been. Her father had died and the Ning Group had gone bankrupt.
She went from being the eldest daughter of the owner of the Ning Group to being just another
nameless orphan. Under such a heavy blow, she had accidentally fallen into the trap set by Gregory
Song and Fiona Zhao.
Everything in this country was too painful for her to bear. She simply wanted to escape from all what
was happening around her and pretend whatever that had occurred was nothing more than a bad
dream.
"In Manhattan, I had tried multiple times to contact you, but you refused to answer my phone. Despite
the tragic demise of our father, inside my heart, you are still my sister."
Nicole looked at Bonnie with guilt-ridden eyes.
"Sister? I don't think so! I still can't understand why my father favored you so much. Even before his
death, you were being paid the money that he had secretly left you with.
Do you know what kind of life my mother and I have had? We are both daughters of the Ning family.
Why was our father so unfair to me? You have never treated Mom and me as family. Otherwise, you
wouldn't have left us alone."
Bonnie looked at her coldly as if the girl in front of her was no longer her sister whom she had relied on
so much. She still remembered how her mother had hugged her and wept uncontrollably.
"I don't know about all these things. At that time, I received an offer in Manhattan, and I didn't know that
my father had already paid the tuition for me. Bonnie, you are my sister. No earthly force can change
that fact. That bond between us will remain alive forever."
She could understand her resent. Her father had always been nice to them since childhood. However,
not long before her father's accident, he had suddenly lost his temper with Bonnie.
From that day onwards, it seemed that their father hadn't said a word to Bonnie until his death.
However, Nicole couldn't have ever imagined her father arrange a school for her and at the same time,
leave Bonnie empty-handed.
"Forget it. Seven years has passed since then, and we can still lead a happy life without you. I don't
need any sister. Just tell Ken Qin, that bastard, that I won't let him go anytime soon."
Then, Bonnie turned around and trotted upstairs.
Nicole listened to her and felt puzzled. She didn't leave until Bonnie disappeared from her sight
completely.
This made her heart sink. She fished out her phone from her bag and called Baron immediately.
"What's wrong? Miss Ning, why did you suddenly have to think of me?"
When he saw his phone screen brighten up by the name Nicole Ning, Baron felt delighted and smiled
slightly.
"I may have to work overtime today. Can you help me and pick up Jay?"
Nicole requested calmly, trying to hide the tsunami of uneasy emotions that were running wildly inside
her mind.
"That won't be a problem. I'll only be delighted to help you out. Call me once you are free. I'll pick you
up at once."
Now, he obviously didn't mind helping Nicole take care of her son, which was far better than giving Kerr
the chance to take care of them. Besides, he could have more time to get along with Jay and win the
boy's heart.
"No, thanks. I'll drive. You don't need to pick me up. Bye."
Without giving him an opportunity to respond, she hung up the phone and drove towards the bar.
She was way too occupied in taking care of Jay in the past seven years. Hence, she had never
indulged herself in drinking. But today, she really wanted to get drunk so that her chest would feel
lighter after all the emotional toll she had to take.
She parked her car in front of the main door of the bar and walked in directly.
At the Gu Group, Kerr wanted to go look for Nicole with his mobile phone in his hand.
"Mr. Gu, Jeremy Chu, the CEO of the Chu Group, is waiting for you in the meeting room. We've already
made an appointment,"
Jared said in haste, seeing that his boss was going to leave.
Hearing this, Kerr stopped in his tracks abruptly. He raised up his chin and rendered a stern look at
Jared. He hesitated and sighed.
"Find out where Nicole is right now, and send her location to my phone as soon as possible."
With that, he walked towards the meeting room and pushed the door open ferociously.
"I'm sorry for keeping you waiting, Mr. Chu," Kerr apologized.
Hearing the voice, Jeremy Chu stood up, offered his hand and nodded at Kerr with an elegant smile.
"You're welcome, Mr. Gu. I have some queries about our cooperation. I hope you'll be willing to
alleviate our concerns regarding the same."
The two men shook hands and then sat opposite to each other.
"Our cooperation plan has been altered. My project director should be here to explain it to you herself.
But unfortunately, my director isn't in the company today for something urgent. I'm sorry that I have to
make you come here unnecessarily."
This project was the fruit of Nicole's painstaking efforts, and he wanted her to finish it on her own terms.
Even though he knew that it might be irresponsible to tell this to his business partner, he still had to
respect her strenuous efforts.
But he didn't know where Nicole had fled all of a sudden.
When he thought of how angry she had been when he was with Sunny, he actually felt delighted.
Nicole's behavior meant that she cared about Sunny's relationship with him very much, which indirectly
meant that she really cared about the other women he had around him.
When he heard this, Jeremy Chu was stunned. He didn't expect Kerr to be so straightforward with him.
That day at the dinner, he had noticed how much Kerr cared about Nicole Ning. But he didn't expect
that Kerr would even ignore the cooperation between the Chu Group and Gu Group because of Nicole.
"Really? Is Director Ning not available today? It seems that Mr. Gu really cares about Ms. Ning."
There was a faint trace of dissatisfaction in Jeremy's tone. The attitude shown by Kerr clearly depicted
that he wasn't taking the Chu Group seriously and he had left it entirely to a subordinate to deal with
them.
"Mr. Chu is right."
Kerr didn't care about Jeremy's words at all. He only cared about Nicole. He simply wanted to keep her
happy. When he felt his phone vibrate, he looked down at the GPS on his phone and frowned.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Chu. I have something else to do. That'll be all for today. I'll ask my assistant to make an
appointment with you at the earliest and I assure you, we shall resolve all the differences we currently
have in an amicable manner at the earliest."
As soon as he concluded his words, he walked away hastily, leaving Jeremy in a daze.
Jared couldn't help shaking his head when he saw Kerr leave in a hurry. He then turned his attention
towards Jeremy, who came out of the meeting room with a deadpan face. Jared explained with an
embarrassed smile,
"I'm sorry, Mr. Chu. I hope you won't mind it. Mr. Gu has something urgent to deal with today, but
please believe that the Gu Group is sincere in its efforts to cooperate with the Chu Group."
Hearing this, Jeremy nodded slightly.
"I hope so too. This cooperation will be beneficial to both our companies if it becomes a reality."
After seeing off Jeremy, Jared finally felt relieved.
When Kerr's car came to an abrupt stop at the door of the bar, he recognized the car that was parked
at the door of the bar as was expected. Without any hesitation, he walked in as quickly as he could.
In just a fraction of a second, he detected Nicole sitting at the bar counter.
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