It looked like Sunny just came to talk to Kerr. Upon knowing what her purpose was for being there,
Baron continued his walk towards the lounge.
He was aware that Nicole was inside the lounge next door, however, they were competitors now. The
bidding was about to start. He knew he couldn't be seen with Nicole so he dialed her phone number.
"Are you nervous?"
When Nicole heard Baron's gentle and soothing voice, she couldn't help the faint smile that appeared
on her face.
"Are you?"
This was her very last project in the Gu Group. She prepared for it thoroughly and meticulously before
she came here. She had no reason to be nervous.
"It's already an honor just to be standing on the same stage as you. The result isn't that important,"
Baron answered Nicole, his tone relaxed.
At that moment, he honestly felt that business was less important than Nicole. He couldn't believe that
when he was given the choice between business and Nicole, he would choose the business.
"Come on now. You know I won't pull my punches."
Nicole had a confident smile sketched on her face. However, it immediately disappeared when she felt
a sudden discomfort in her stomach.
She realized that she didn't eat anything for breakfast because she was in a hurry to get to the site. For
the past few days, Nicole worked overtime just to finish the project. She hadn't had a good rest ever
since she started working. She ended up eating irregularly and it caused her to feel a little bit under the
weather.
When she finished talking, she heard the door of the lounge suddenly open.
"Director Ning, the bidding has started. We need to sit down now,"
Jared informed Nicole as soon as they made eye contact with each other.
Nicole nodded at him and turned off her phone. She then picked up the documents and walked out of
the lounge.
According to the enterprise's ranking, the Gu Group was ranked at the top. So naturally, Nicole would
be the first to go up to the stage.
She opened her bag to look for the USB flash drive but her blood suddenly ran cold when she couldn't
find it. She froze. Her eyes widened as she frantically searched her bag while everyone else waited for
her.
"What's wrong?"
Sitting next to Nicole, Kerr immediately noticed her strange behavior and asked.
When she heard Kerr's voice, she frowned and shook her head. She took a deep breath as she
realized that she wasn't going to find that USB. She looked around before she decided to go to the
stage despite being empty-handed.
Behind the stage, Nicole's project proposal was being shown on the large screen. However, she
couldn't see the content as she had her back to the screen.
"Mr. Gu, Miss Ning..."
Jared looked at Nicole worriedly when he noticed that she went up the stage without any of her files.
Kerr raised his hand to remind Jared to stop talking, because Nicole was already starting. There was
no point in doing anything about it. Kerr had enough faith in Nicole and trusted that she would pull
through despite the lack of data.
"Hi, everyone. My name is Nicole Ning, I am the project director of the Gu Group."
When Nicole saw the representatives of the companies below the stage, her fear vanished. She talked
calmly. There was no trace of nervousness in her voice.
Nicole worked on this project for a very long time and completed it on her own. All the important details
of it were engraved into her mind. She was aware that this event was broadcasted live. After all, it is a
pretty big event for the whole A City.
There was no room for mistakes.
When Kerr saw the confident expression in Nicole's eyes, he couldn't help but admire her.
The girl that he fell in love with was indeed a special lady. He knew how meticulous Nicole was when it
came to writing down data. She carried herself differently on stage. You wouldn't think that on normal
days, she was the type of person who tended to be a little careless at times. She recited all of the data
perfectly but... Nicole also acted a little strange today.
"Nicole..."
Upon realizing that Nicole's face seemed to be getting paler and paler, Baron knitted his eyebrows in
worry. He called his assistant over and whispered something to her. She walked away for a minute and
when she came back, she handed him a box of medicine.
Kerr's gaze was focused on Nicole, but Baron's gesture did not go unnoticed by Kerr.
Something was wrong with Nicole. She looked like she was having some sort of discomfort while on
stage.
Kerr clenched his fists in frustration. He knew that Nicole's speech still had an hour left but he couldn't
control himself. He stood up from his seat because he wanted to end it.
It was just a business deal. He could afford to lose it. Nicole, however, was a different story. He didn't
want her to risk her health just for a simple deal.
When Nicole noticed that Kerr stood up, she frowned at him and tried to subtly give him signals not to
interrupt her speech.
"Get the car ready,"
Kerr ordered Jared as they both stood beside the stage. However, he didn't make any attempts to go
up the stage and stop her.
Nicole glanced at Kerr out of the corner of her eye. Out of all people that stood beside the stage, Kerr
was the nearest to her. She subtly placed her hand against her stomach, trying her best to hide her
discomfort from the audience. She kept her voice calm as she went over the business proposal.
This program took a lot of her time; she worked very hard just to complete it. She didn't want to leave
Gu Group with any regret. She knew that this was important to Kerr.
The hour was probably the longest hour that they all had experienced. As the minutes passed by,
Kerr's eyes started to turn dark from waiting.
"And that concludes the proposal that the Gu Group has prepared for this project. Thank you,
everyone."
Nicole gave a small nod to the audience and the representatives. It was finally over. As soon as she
stood up, she suddenly felt darkness take over her vision.
"Nicole!"
Kerr was quick to react and ran to the stage to catch a fainting Nicole. He picked her up bridal-style and
left the meeting room without hesitation, he didn't even think about the bidding deal anymore.
"Nicole..."
After Nicole was carried away by Kerr, Baron stood up too and he also looked pale.
"Master, Fang Group will be the next who will give their proposal. Your father values this project very
much,"
Baron's assistant, who stood beside him, reminded him.
When he heard his assistant's voice, Baron couldn't help but hesitate for a moment. He took a deep,
long breath and then walked up to the stage.
However, he was still in distress after seeing what had happened to Nicole. He was worried about her
well-being. When he saw how Kerr reacted to Nicole's sudden collapse, he felt pretty jealous over it.
He had been in love with Nicole for many years, but he hadn't been able to ask her out because of
several reasons.
When Kerr got outside with Nicole in his arms, Jared had already parked the car at the gate of the
venue. After seeing Kerr get in the car, Jared immediately stepped on the accelerator and hurriedly
rushed towards the hospital.
"Nicole... We'll be at the hospital soon."
Kerr gently wiped away the sweat on Nicole's forehead then planted a small kiss on it.
He shouldn't have let her make the speech. But, she probably would have insisted anyway because of
how stubborn she was.
"Kerr..."
Nicole was still unconscious when she called out his name. She reached out to Kerr's collar and
embraced him tightly.
As he listened to Nicole's soft murmurs, Kerr felt as if something struck his heart.
"Don't worry, I am here with you."
At this moment, all he wanted was to let go of everything and leave with Jay and Nicole. However, even
if he wanted to, it was an irrational move to do. He knew that if he wanted Nicole to be his, he would
have to be careful with his actions.
Nicole slowly drifted off in a deep sleep as she listened to the warm voice calling out to her.
Even though Kerr had already sent Nicole to the emergency room, he still didn't want to leave her by
herself. It was as if Kerr was terrified that Nicole would never come out of that
room.
Kerr gently wiped away the sweat on Nicole's forehead then planted a small kiss on it.
He shouldn't have let her make the speech. But, she probably would have insisted anyway because of
how stubborn she was.
"Kerr..."
Nicole was still unconscious when she called out his name. She reached out to Kerr's collar and
embraced him tightly.
As he listened to Nicole's soft murmurs, Kerr felt as if something struck his heart.
“Don't worry, | am here with you."
At this moment, all he wanted was to let go of everything and leave with Jay and Nicole. However, even
if he wanted to, it was an irrational move to do. He knew that if he wanted Nicole to be his, he would
have to be careful with his actions.
Nicole slowly drifted off in a deep sleep as she listened to the warm voice calling out to her.
Even though Kerr had already sent Nicole to the emergency room, he still didn't want to leave her by
herself. It was as if Kerr was terrified that Nicole would never come out of that
room.
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