Nicole desperately wanted to break free from Kerr's hold, but the man was having none of it. He
ignored her and headed straight for the elevator.
"Too late."
Kerr couldn't help but smile as he saw the look of embarrassment etched on the face of the woman in
his arms. He tightened his hold, letting her know that he had no intention of letting go.
He bent over and whispered in her ear, his voice sounding enchanting,
"Did you sleep well last night?"
Hearing what he said, Nicole was obviously stunned and couldn't help but glare at him.
"Quite the contrary, actually, I'm used to sleeping in a larger bed. Whenever there is someone else on
the bed, I can't sleep well! "
She didn't want to give Kerr the satisfaction of being right. She was going to drown any chance for him
to fantasize, so she expressed her discontent significantly.
But the smile on Kerr's face seemed to linger in her mind, which made Nicole feel all warm and fuzzy,
and made her a little dizzy. The cold expression that grazed his face all the time being replaced by a
smile was new.
She had to admit, but only to herself, that she liked Kerr's smile.
If she was being honest, Kerr's bed was far from small. Even if the three of them slept on the bed, there
was still much room. She just wanted to find a reason to refuse him.
"I will help you sleep well."
There was no sign of displeasure on his face. Instead, a wicked glint flashed through his eyes. 'There is
no way you can escape from me!' the CEO thought.
He could always get the woman he wanted easily, but this time, he not only wanted Nicole's body, he
also wanted to capture her heart.
"This is my stop."
When the elevator stopped at the floor where her office was, Nicole got her chance and jumped out of
Kerr's arms.
As she was about to walk out of the elevator though, Kerr held her hand. Then with a little more
strength, he pulled Nicole back and gently tucked the stray hair on the side of her face to the back of
her ear.
"I'll wait for you this evening."
His words made her blush. Even though she knew that Kerr was referring to their business meeting,
warmth rose to her cheeks. She broke away from his hold and got off the elevator.
Walking straight to her office, she didn't feel relieved until she entered it.
Looking at her retreating back, Kerr stopped smiling and pressed the button of the elevator.
Making herself more comfortable on her desk, Nicole took a deep breath to calm her senses. An
unknown number suddenly rang her as she turned on her phone.
"Hello, this is Nicole Ning, who's speaking, please?"
"Are you really back, Nicole?"
It was Avery Lin's sweet voice.
"Avery? Is that you? "
Although Nicole asked in doubt, she was sure that only Avery Lin would be so surprised to have heard
that she came back.
"Of course it's me. Why didn't you tell me when you came back? If I hadn't seen today's newspaper, I
wouldn't have known. With a glance of your back in the newspaper, I knew that was you. How could
you not tell me?"
There was unconcealed surprise in her tone of blame.
She and Nicole had always been best friends. It had been seven years since Nicole had left. They had
both grown up, and it had been a long time since they saw each other.
"I'm sorry, honey. I wanted to see you as soon as I came back, but I've been really busy and didn't have
time."
Nicole had been preoccupied with her job, her son, and the cherry on top had to be finding out that Kerr
was the father of her child soon after she came back home, so she had to worry about him all the time.
"I don't care. I just want to see you tonight. I haven't seen my godson yet!"
They had agreed to be the godmother of each other's child, but Avery Lin hadn't thought that Nicole
would give birth to her child so young.
"Avery, I can't make it tonight, I have an appointment with my boss. How about tomorrow evening?"
Remembering Kerr's face gave her a headache. But one had to bow their head to their superior.
"Well, if I don't see you tomorrow, you won't hear the end of it!"
Although Avery Lin pretended to be angry, she was really worried about her friend.
"Okay, it's settled. Nothing is more important than you tomorrow."
The expression on their faces when they were at school resurfaced in her mind. They were so naive
and carefree.
"By the way, Nicole, I've heard some rumors regarding your family. I'll tell you in detail when we meet."
Avery was a little hesitant. She had kept the secret for a long time, but she didn't know how to tell
Nicole.
"Okay. That's why I came back. I'll talk to you tomorrow."
After hanging up, Nicole looked at the phone in her hand, immersed in deep thought and sighed.
It had been buried in her heart for seven years, and she had never mentioned it, but that didn't mean
that she had forgotten about it and moved on.
She wanted to know what had happened that year.
Baron had been waiting for a whole night at Nicole's apartment, but she didn't show up. Looking at
everything there, he left and directly drove to the Gu Group.
After he parked his car in front of the building of the Gu Group, he dialed the number of Nicole. After a
long time, she answered.
"Nicole, where are you?"
Upon hearing Baron's voice, emotions rushed through her. The events of the previous night came
flooding back. She lifted her hand and gently rubbed her forehead to ease the tension that was rising in
her head.
"I'm working. What's up?"
She didn't know what Baron was going to say to her. After she left the Fang Group's gathering last
night, she didn't contact Baron again. She felt that they should be given a chance to think about what
had happened. It was a lot to take in.
"Can we talk? I'm at the entrance of the Gu Group."
Baron sensed the alienation in Nicole's tone. He didn't blame her, because he knew that what his
mother did last night had pushed her over the limit, and that was his fault.
"Can't you just tell me over the phone?"
She stood up and walked to the window. The floor was so high that she couldn't see Baron's car. She
didn't know how to face him now.
"I have something to tell you. It won't take too long."
He didn't expect that Nicole wouldn't want to meet him face to face. There was an obvious sense of
loss in his tone, but he had to tell her in person.
"All right."
Nicole didn't want to lose her friend because of last night's occurrence. After all, in Manhattan, Baron
did help her a lot.
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