The night went by quiet and pleasant.
It wasn't until dawn that Kerr let go of an already exhausted Nicole. However, he still kept her wrapped
in his arms as he looked out of the window at the beautiful sun rising on the horizon.
"What are you thinking about?"
Nicole snuggled in his arms, feeling the safest she ever did, and asked him curiously when she noticed
his silence.
Taking his hand, she studied the lines on his palm with a smile.
"Thinking of you. But why don't you sleep for a while?"
Kerr looked down at her and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.
"But I'm with you right now. Why are you thinking about me? And I can't sleep, even though I'm tired.
We should go home now, anyway, it's already dawn," Nicole suggested, looking out of the window.
It was still early, and there weren't any cars on the road yet, but Nicole felt uneasy wearing nothing but
her underwear and Kerr's coat.
With her dress torn into pieces, it was nearly impossible to put it back on again.
"No matter where you are, you are always in my thoughts."
After giving her a good morning kiss, Kerr lifted himself and sat back to the driver's seat. Then he
started the car.
But what he failed to mention to her was that they were still in the Gu family's private land, and no other
vehicle would show up outside. Only cars allowed could travel on this road.
In order to avoid trespassers, surveillance cameras were installed in different parts of this area.
Therefore Kerr knew that his car couldn't hide from the Gu family's eyes, and nor did he wish that.
Actually, he wanted to make it clear to his family that Nicole was his one and only woman.
"Have some sleep. I'll wake you up when we get home."
He smiled at Nicole before driving away.
As Kerr suspected, the atmosphere in Jack's study was heavy back in the Gu family's old house.
Kelvin stared at Jack behind his desk, not daring to make a sound. The old master was furious. Since
Kerr knew he was being watched, he deliberately made a loud noise to provoke his father.
In this world, only the young master would have such audacity.
"Withdraw his power in the Gu Group."
No one ever dared to be this disrespectful to him before, so Jack was out of his mind.
"My Lord, Master Kerr is just young and impulsive, but there's no one more familiar with the Gu Group
than him. If you take him away from the company, I'm afraid..."
Kelvin tried his best to persuade Jack not to make things even more difficult between him and Kerr.
"Are you saying the Gu Group will be doomed without him? He's not the only one suitable to lead of the
company."
Jack seemed to have made up his mind.
"And who's more suitable than Kerr? Moore Gu? Don't try to fool me. I know what you are planning."
Freya suddenly barged in Jack's study and looked sternly at him. Then she glanced at Kelvin and
slightly motioned for him to leave, which he immediately did.
Soon there were only Jack and Freya left in the room.
"Jack, will you really allow a bastard to just take over the Gu Group? Have you even bothered to ask
me whether I agree to it or not?"
Freya had been suspicious of Moore for a long time. She had put a lot of effort to investigate who he
was and to find out her husband's twenty years old secret. Yet what Freya knew was much more than
what Jack actually did.
Jack, on the other hand, was shocked by his wife's sharp words, despite not showing it. In the past,
Freya would always act as if nothing could bother her, but now it seemed far to be the case.
"Don't talk nonsense. Moore is this family's adopted son. Also, he is much more rational than Kerr and
more suitable to take over the Gu Group."
In fact, he hadn't told anyone about Moore's identity yet. He just wanted to make it up to the young
man. However, even if he was quite dissatisfied with Kerr at the moment, he had no intention to hand
the Gu Group over to Moore.
After all, Kerr still had the Qin family on his side while Moore had no one.
"The Gu Group belongs to Kerr. I strongly advise you not to give it to Moore. Otherwise, you'll regret it. I
don't believe you would like to watch a century-old business such as the Gu Group in the hands of just
anyone, or would you?"
A hint of sarcasm tinged Freya's words. Between her and Jack, there always seemed to be a large gap
to overcome. But as time passed, she got used to it and had no urge to fix it anymore. So, as soon as
she said everything she had to say, she just turned around and left his study.
Meanwhile, in Kerr's villa, Kerr had just parked his car in front of the gate.
As Nicole was still asleep, Kerr didn't have the heart to wake her up. Silently, he walked over to her
side of the car, opened the door, and carried her into the villa.
"Uncle Gu!"
The moment Kerr went through the door, he heard Jay's voice, and the little woman in his arms turned
a bit but didn't wake up.
"Hush. Your mommy is sleeping,"
Kerr addressed to Jay but never stopped walking. Nicole was only wearing his business suit, and it was
improper for the child to see her this way.
Jay didn't say another word. However, when he was about to check if his mother was alright, Kerr had
already carried her upstairs.
Wasting no time, Jay hurried after Kerr and Nicole but was unable to reach the bedroom door before
Kerr closed it.
Jay's small hand patted lightly on the door. He didn't dare to use too much strength in case of waking
Nicole up. Yet, no one paid attention to him.
"Uncle took Mommy away as soon as he showed up."
Displeased, Jay turned around and left.
Ignoring the knock on the door, Kerr left Nicole for a few instants in the bed as he went to get the
bathtub ready. When he returned to the room, he gently undressed Nicole before carrying her to the tub
and putting her in.
Still asleep, Nicole smiled in response to the warm water revolving her body. She felt safe in her deep
slumber.
After he got her cleaned up, Kerr took her back to the bed and pulled the soft blanket over
her.
and putting her in.
Still asleep, Nicole smiled in response to the warm water revolving her body. She felt safe in her deep
slumber.
After he got her cleaned up, Kerr took her back to the bed and pulled the soft blanket over
her.
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