The whole building was almost empty, including Nicole's office. Seeing that there was no one else
around, Sunny walked into Nicole's office stealthily, reached for the folder on her desk, and snapped a
few pictures with her mobile phone.
Then, she carefully placed the folder back in a way that it looked untouched, and left the office.
Meanwhile, Nicole walked quickly to the parking lot and saw Kerr already sitting in the car. She opened
the door of the passenger seat in the front and climbed in.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Gu. I forgot the time," she said, twisting her head around to look at him.
She pretended not to notice the unhappy expression on his face.
Kerr could easily tell how alarmed she was, but he just looked out the window without responding. He
didn't pay any attention to her during the entire car ride. Anyway, he knew she wouldn't be able to hide
for the rest of her life.
Nicole was pleased that Kerr wasn't going to blame her. She breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to
Jared with a smile.
Jared smiled back without thinking, but when he sensed the chilling aura coming from Kerr, he quickly
turned his focus to the road ahead and ignored Nicole.
They reached their destination in Good Times. Once the car slowed to a stop, Nicole got out with Kerr.
This was the second time she was coming here, and she felt somewhat overshadowed.
"Don't worry. I won't let you get hurt again," Kerr whispered to her, taking her hand and giving it a gentle
squeeze to reassure her.
He had begun to unconsciously notice her every move.
"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Gu," Nicole replied impassively, pulling her hand away and stepping
back.
Then, she politely pointed forward with her arm, ushering him into the building.
Kerr didn't want to make things difficult for Nicole, so he just walked forward.
The room where the meeting was held was already full, and when Kerr showed up, everyone kept
silent. Upon seeing them, Jeremy immediately stood up and greeted Kerr. Then, he cast a meaningful
glance at Nicole, who was standing right behind Kerr.
"Mr. Gu, I haven't yet expressed my gratitude to you for how smoothly the recent project has been
going," he said with an ingratiating smile.
Just as Jeremy was about to say something to Nicole, however, her phone rang.
Nicole shot everyone an apologetic look before hurrying out of the room and picking up the phone call
from Jay. She gently reminded him to go to bed early. As she hung up the phone, she accidentally
caught sight of a familiar figure in the corner of the corridor.
Sunny handed a small packet of powder to a waiter and watched him pour it into a glass of red wine.
Then, she slipped a check into the waiter's hand.
The waiter hesitated for a moment, and then he turned around and walked into the private room with
the glass in hand.
"What are you doing?" Nicole asked in a serious tone,
walking up to Sunny.
Taken by surprise, Sunny flinched, but when she turned around and saw Nicole, she quickly regained
her composure.
"What I'm doing has nothing to do with you. I advise you to stay out of it," she said coolly,
watching the waiter take the glass of red wine into the room out of the corner of her eye.
Then, she turned her gaze to Nicole and said, "If my memory serves me right, you rejected Mr. Gu a
long time ago. So, don't meddle in our affairs!"
It seemed to be more of a warning than a statement.
Nicole hesitated for a moment, struggling with her own thoughts.
She knew that Sunny's target was Kerr. In this situation, it actually made sense for her to stay out of
Sunny's business. After all, if Sunny did successfully seduce Kerr, then Kerr might not ever bother
Nicole again.
But why did she feel so sad at the thought of Kerr and Sunny being together?
However, she quickly suppressed her confusing emotions and said, "All right, I wish you success, but
allow me to sincerely remind you that this is not a wise way to get a man."
Then, she turned around and walked back into the private room. When she saw that the glass of wine
in front of Kerr was untouched, she felt a little uneasy.
"What's wrong?"
Kerr asked, noticing the trepidation on Nicole's face.
"It's nothing. Just...don't drink too much," she replied,
subconsciously fixing her eyes on the glass of wine even though she didn't want to make it too obvious.
The truth was, she didn't want Kerr to be with a woman like Sunny at all.
When Kerr heard these words, he shifted closer to Nicole with a slight smile on his face.
"Are you caring about me? Good. I'm happy," he whispered in her ear before reaching for the glass on
the table.
Then, with his eyes fixed on Nicole, he downed the whole glass of wine in one go.
Nicole watched him with a hint of dread. As a man with so much experience, how could he not sense
the strong smell of the drug mixed in the wine?
Kerr, of course, didn't know exactly what was going on, but he knew that there was something in his
drink, and he was willing to use this situation as an excuse to get closer to Nicole.
"You!"
Nicole blurted out with deep worry in her eyes.
Although she didn't know what kind of drug Sunny had given the waiter to mix into the drink, she had a
guess.
Without thinking, she took Kerr's hand and pulled him out of the private room in spite of all the people
around them. She didn't want him to lose his composure in front of so many people.
Kerr silently followed behind Nicole. A smile crept across his face as he saw the worried look on her
face. He was expecting what would happen between them next.
Out loud, he said, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
He stopped and gave Nicole's hand a tug, pulling her into his arms. Then, he put his chin on her
shoulder and felt his body temperature rising as he breathed onto her.
"I think you misunderstood. I wasn't the one who —"
But before Nicole could finish her sentence, Kerr directly kissed her on her red lips.
Nicole's eyes widened in surprise. Feeling his hot body on hers, she tried to push him away, but he was
too strong.
"Kerr! Wake up!"
she yelled, pinching his face to bring him back to his senses.
"Nicole, what are you doing?" Sunny asked loudly, walking over to them at this moment.
She had been waiting at the end of the corridor, but as soon as she had seen Kerr being dragged out of
by Nicole, she had known that there must be something wrong.
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