As he passed by the washroom, Ken thought he heard an odd noise, but couldn't be too sure. He
slowed down to try to identify the noise. He even held his breath so that he wouldn't miss the sound if it
repeated again. Not hearing anything, he decided to leave.
"Open the door... Please..."
There was that sound again! Ken looked down at the signs on the floor and frowned to himself.
"Since when is this a haunted building?"
Silence again. Ken shook his head, trying to convince himself it was his imagination. Just as he was
about to leave, he heard a faint voice.
"Hello? Is anybody there?"
"Who's that? Are you a human or a ghost?"
Ken yelled in the direction of the washroom.
His voice immediately attracted the staff in the office.
"Tap tap tap..."
Nicole heard the voice outside the door but didn't dare to be too excited. She was scared it was just her
imagination playing tricks on her. She quickly banged on the door as hard as she could. She couldn't
shout anymore as her throat was already dry from all the earlier shouting, to the point that even the
slightest noise made her wince with pain.
"Oh my God, there's someone in there!"
Ken quickly called for the maintenance staff, but the spare key was nowhere to be found.
"Let me try."
Ken took a few steps away from the tightly closed door. Then he rushed towards the door and kicked it
open in one swift motion.
"Ahhh!"
Nicole had been leaning on the door, not expecting someone to come and kick it open. Before she
realized what was going on, she was trapped under the collapsed door. She had no time at all to react.
Ken thought the scream sounded vaguely familiar. He bent down and took a closer look at the woman
lying on the floor. His eyes filled with shock and recognition.
"Nicole? What are you doing here? What happened?"
Nicole had already been weak from the start. Now that the door had collapsed on her, she was too
exhausted to say anything. She just looked at him, her mouth opening but no words coming out.
"Someone go and inform Mr. Gu!"
Ken ordered the person nearest to him. He had a bad feeling about this.
He squatted next to Nicole, checking her injuries carefully with a panicked look on his face.
"Nicole, please don't tell Kerr that I'm the one who kicked the door open. I'm worried my fate will end up
the same as the door."
He could still remember how concerned Kerr had been when Nicole was in the hospital. If Kerr found
out that he was the one who had hurt Nicole, he might get thrown out, even though it was unintentional.
He would be dead meat.
Nicole's hand was clamped tightly over her head. She was much too weak to talk to him.
Before long, Kerr rushed over. He seemed taken aback to see Nicole lying on the floor in that state, but
without missing a beat, he bent down and lifted her up easily.
"Go get the car,"
he told Ken, and made his way towards the exit with Nicole in his arms.
The other onlookers had quickly returned to their places as soon as they had seen Kerr approaching.
"Yes,"
Ken responded immediately, quickly heading towards the car park to fetch the car. His hypothesis was
right. This Nicole was indeed very important to Kerr.
He hoped that she remembered what he had said earlier.
From her position in Kerr's secure embrace, Nicole looked up at Kerr's serious face and felt touched.
"Thank you, Kerr," she told him earnestly.
She hadn't expected Kerr to be this worried even though he was so angry at her. It made her feel even
guiltier.
Looking up at Kerr's solemn face, she finally felt warm for the first time.
"Shut up."
Hearing Nicole's voice only made Kerr more worried, and his eyes seemed to darken immediately.
She had seemed totally fine in the morning. In fact she had been so energetic when they argued
earlier. How could she become so weak, a faint shadow of herself in just a few hours?
Hadn't she left the company with Baron?
He noticed the woman in his arms closing her eyes and grew even more anxious. He leaned forward a
bit in his car seat and told Ken in an urgent tone,
"Drive faster."
Ken was already going as fast as he dared. Kerr's instruction made him shake his head slightly but he
still stepped on the accelerator a little harder.
He really couldn't believe that Kerr was so panicked, since he always displayed such a cool, calm
exterior in any situation. It was obvious that Nicole was really special to him.
It was only after Nicole had been admitted and given a clean bill of health by the doctor that Kerr
heaved a sigh of relief.
"Nicole, how are you feeling?"
Nicole had actually been alert the whole time, she was just too drained and exhausted to open her
eyes. Hearing Kerr's words, she forced herself to summon the energy to open them and looked into his
concerned face.
There was hint of grief in her eyes.
"I'm hungry..."
Her insides felt empty, making her feel extremely uncomfortable. When Jay had been around, she was
used to having three meals a day. This new, irregular diet with uncertain mealtimes was hard for her to
accept.
"Let's see if you dare to touch a single drop of alcohol again."
Upon hearing her complain of hunger, Kerr was torn between laughing and crying. But in her current
pathetic state, he didn't have the heart to keep blaming her. He immediately instructed Jared to bring
some food to the hospital.
Ken stood behind Kerr, looking at Nicole with a relieved smile.
"So, you passed out because you were starving? Oh my gosh, you made me so worried! You should
tell us earlier. It's just buying you a meal. Do you really think the CEO of Gu Group would care about
that little money?"
Kerr spun around and glared at Ken, giving him a threatening look.
"What were you doing at Gu Group?"
Seeing the look on Ken's face, Kerr knew that he wasn't there just for fun. To be honest he was grateful
for Ken's presence. If it wasn't for him, there was no telling how long Nicole would have been trapped in
the washroom.
"Mr. Gu, I'm here to ask for a favor. I'll have to rely on you from now on,"
Ken said, trying to flatter Kerr.
Nicole looked at Ken's shameless face and suddenly got goose bumps all over her body.
Kerr filled a glass with water and placed it in front of her mouth, tilting the glass carefully to make sure
that he didn't make her choke by pouring too much water in her mouth. He did it patiently until the
whole glass was finished.
Feeling a bit better now that her throat was no longer dry, she looked at Kerr gratefully.
"Thank you."
"Mr. Gu, I've brought what you asked for!"
Jared had moved quickly, wasting no time in completing his task as soon as he had received Kerr's
message. He came over swiftly and placed a food container on the table.
Kerr gently helped Nicole sit up and placed a pillow behind her back.
Her eyes were shining, eagerly looking at the container that Jared had brought. She looked as though
she could eat the whole thing in one go.
As Nicole started eating her meal obediently, Kerr glanced in Ken's direction and walked out of the
ward.
"What happened?"
Ken couldn't help sighing when he heard Kerr's sharp tone. He knew he couldn't hide anything from
Kerr.
Feeling a bit better now that her throat was no longer dry, she looked at Kerr gratefully.
“Thank you."
"Mr. Gu, I've brought what you asked for!"
Jared had moved quickly, wasting no time in completing his task as soon as he had received Kerr's
message. He came over swiftly and placed a food container on the table.
Kerr gently helped Nicole sit up and placed a pillow behind her back.
Her eyes were shining, eagerly looking at the container that Jared had brought. She looked as though
she could eat the whole thing in one go.
As Nicole started eating her meal obediently, Kerr glanced in Ken's direction and walked out of the
ward.
"What happened?"
Ken couldn't help sighing when he heard Kerr's sharp tone. He knew he couldn't hide anything from
Kerr.
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