Kelvin fell silent and lowered his head. Kerr had never made grave mistakes, but now he had clearly
struck his father's last nerve.
"Vedder is downstairs, My Lord," Kelvin brought up nervously.
Jack looked at Kelvin but said nothing.
Kelvin nodded.
"I'll talk to him," he murmured.
Kelvin then turned around and left the study, shutting the door behind him. He sighed as he went
downstairs to talk to Vedder who he found waiting anxiously.
"What did the lord say?"
Vedder stepped forward, almost trembling with unease.
He and Kelvin were trained together. Since they came to the Gu family house, Kelvin became Jack's
assistant while Vedder became Kerr's. With that, Vedder was as in trouble as Kerr for allowing him to
become close to Nicole.
"He was too enraged to say anything. We better get that woman to leave the young master as soon as
possible, or we'll both get fired or worse."
Kelvin looked worried.
"I've tried talking the young master out of it, but he won't listen to me. You should try talking to him,"
Vedder rambled.
He had tried reasoning with Kerr before about Nicole, but it did not work.
"Fine, I'll try. Better me than the lord dealing with his son himself."
Kelvin thought that this was the only way to keep Jack and Kerr's relationship intact.
"Be careful. You have no idea how much the young master cares about Miss Ning," Vedder reminded
Kelvin.
Last time he commented about Kerr and Nicole's relationship, Vedder saw the most unhappy
expression on Kerr's face. If Kelvin accidentally provoked him, the consequences would be
unthinkable.
"Oh, you're not off the hook yet, Vedder. We're in this together."
Kelvin was not about to do this all on his own. Vedder would watch his back.
At the hospital, Kerr had just coaxed Jay to sleep.
He then walked to Nicole's ward.
Baron was no longer there. Nicole was sitting on her bed with a computer on her lap. She did not look
up when she heard someone come in. She smiled slightly.
"You're back."
Even though she did not see him, Nicole knew it was Kerr.
"How did you know it's me?"
Kerr climbed onto the bed and sat beside Nicole.
"You're the only one who comes in here without knocking first."
Nicole softly leaned her head on Kerr's shoulder.
"Has Baron given up then?"
Kerr trusted Nicole, but he did not trust Baron. He had always had doubts about what was going on
between them.
"I don't know about that. Anyway, we're just good friends. We've simply known each other for a long
time."
Nicole was telling the truth. She had never given Baron any chance. After all, she found out she was
pregnant not long after she had been in Manhattan. She could not help laughing at the memory.
She might have escaped from Kerr at that time, but she had ended up giving birth to a mini version of
him.
"What's so funny?"
Kerr lifted up Nicole's chin and stared deeply into her eyes. The smile on the corner of Nicole's mouth
made him fall in love with her all over again.
He could not help planting a soft kiss on her lips.
"I'm just laughing at myself. How lucky am I to be the woman of the Gu Group's CEO? Many women
can only dream of that."
Nicole did not dodge Kerr's kiss. Instead, she looked straight into his eyes and returned the favor with
tender passion.
If Jay was a gift from fate, then Kerr was a gift from God.
"If I stepped down as CEO of the Gu Group one day, would you leave me?"
Kerr released Nicole and watched her carefully.
If he wanted to be with Nicole, he was bound to give up everything—the Gu Group, his identity, his
status, and all his assets. He would go through a lot of difficulties, which he was willing to face.
He just was not sure if Nicole was willing to go through a rough patch with him.
"I'd have to think about that carefully. After all, 'CEO of the Gu Group' is quite attractive."
Nicole straightened up and pretended to think seriously.
"What did you say?"
Kerr grabbed Nicole by the waist and held her tightly.
"What are you doing?"
Kerr proceeded to tickle Nicole silly. She giggled and tried to stop Kerr but failed.
"No matter who I am, one thing won't change," Kerr said firmly.
He believed that Nicole was not a vain woman, and she would never give up on him because of
material things.
Nothing could tear them apart.
"And what's that? Ah! Stop it!"
"I'm yours."
Kerr stopped tickling Nicole for a moment and looked deeply into her eyes. She smiled at him. He had
never felt this happy and satisfied in his entire life.
"We better turn in. We didn't get a good night's sleep last night, and you haven't been sleeping well."
Nicole held Kerr's face in her hands.
She worried that he was not taking care of himself.
"I'm not tired at all. As long as you're with me, I'll never be tired."
It was too late to stop him now.
"But I..."
Nicole saw the raw emotion in Kerr's eyes. She opened her mouth to say something but once again
found herself silenced by his gentle kiss. A few heartbeats later, she gave up and allowed him to be
unruly.
"Just once,"
Kerr whispered in her ear.
Nicole's face turned red.
"We better turn in. We didn't get a good night's sleep last night, and you haven't been sleeping well."
Nicole held Kerr's face in her hands.
She worried that he was not taking care of himself.
"I'm not tired at all. As long as you're with me, I'll never be tired."
It was too late to stop him now.
"But I..."
Nicole saw the raw emotion in Kerr's eyes. She opened her mouth to say something but once again
found herself silenced by his gentle kiss. A few heartbeats later, she gave up and allowed him to be
unruly.
"Just once,"
Kerr whispered in her ear.
Nicole's face turned red.
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