"It's easy for you to say that. If you weren't sitting in the Gu Group now, it would be a matter of no
concern to us. But what you are doing now will have an impact on the Gu Group.
Even if you are only an acting CEO, you are still required to act responsibly, and never to bring shame
upon the Gu Group. It looks like you have no right to sit here at all."
Mr. Liang's intentions were perfectly obvious: to get rid of Nicole.
Feeling resentful about being bossed around by a woman for such a long time in the company, some
members of the board felt that they had come to the end of their patience.
In the past, the fact that she was Kerr's woman caused them trepidation. However, now that such a
severe scandal had been exposed, no one could tolerate it any longer, let alone Kerr.
So they had decided that they wouldn't put up with Nicole anymore.
Hearing Mr. Liang, Nicole sneered and cast a disdainful glance around the room. No one stood up to
defend her, so Nicole had no doubt about their intentions.
"Then what do you think? Do you want me to step aside and have someone else fill my position?"
In fact, she had planned to announce that Kerr had come back that day. From the start, she had never
wanted to take this role, but she didn't want to leave the Gu Group on a bad footing.
She didn't want anything, and she didn't need their respect. She just hoped that Kerr would appreciate
all the efforts she had made for the company.
"Since you put it that way, we all have no objections. After all, you are very busy, so we can't expect
you to have the time or the energy to do business for the Gu Group."
Mr. Liang spoke disdainfully, with his tongue in cheek. It was clear that he looked down upon a woman
who took advantage of her relationship to get promoted.
Nicole laughed. "You mean you think I'm not qualified to sit here?"
How ridiculous! She didn't give a damn about this group, but she was disgusted to think that anyone
would regard her as a greedy woman with ulterior motives.
"No one but her is qualified to be in charge of the Gu Group." A deep and powerful voice sounded from
the entrance of the meeting room.
It caught everyone's full attention right away. Except for Nicole, everyone in the room turned their head
to the door in surprise.
Kerr, wearing a well cut, handmade dark suit, walked in from the door. His gaze was cold, and he swept
his indifferent eyes over everyone present. He looked at Nicole last of all.
When he came up to Nicole, he extended his hand and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "I'm
sorry to put you through this."
Though his tone was steady and calm, there was a deep and unmistakable tenderness in it. He gently
bent over and kissed Nicole's long hair, full of affection.
After Nicole left the villa, Kerr went into the study. After seeing the documents sent by Jared and
noticing the news in them by chance, his first thought was that someone would try to slander Nicole.
The fact that the Gu Group's stock price had been sluggish due to the news made him suspect that the
board of directors would try to get rid of Nicole. So he went straight to the Gu Group without a second
thought.
When he said that he would never let anyone hurt Nicole, he meant it.
Nicole looked up at him with a charmed smile.
"Don't you believe those reports?"
Nicole had been worried just a moment before, but when she saw the concern on Kerr's face, she
knew that he didn't trust the news at all.
When he looked into Nicole‘s eyes, Kerr said, "I have faith in you."
He was speaking directly to Nicole, but he was also speaking indirectly to everyone else in the room.
As long as he wanted her to be in that position, no one could raise any objections.
Jared took a chair and placed it beside Nicole.
Sitting on the chair, Kerr looked around sternly at everyone.
"I have appointed Nicole to help me manage the Gu Group. If any of you have a problem with this, you
can come to me directly. All of her actions are done on my behalf." He said those words with
understatement, but with great firmness and determination.
He granted her powers in the Gu Group unreservedly, because Kerr put all of his trust in her.
All the board members cast nervous glances at each other, not daring to make any comments after
what Kerr said. All of them knew how ruthless Kerr could be.
There was a long moment of silence in the meeting room. Even Mr. Liang, who had spoken so
confidently just a moment before, kept perfectly quiet.
Everyone was relieved when the meeting ended.
When Kerr took Nicole by the hand and led her back to the office, he turned around and closed the
door. With his arm around her waist, he asked her gently, "Are you tired?"
In fact, he wanted all the people in the Gu Group to know how precious Nicole was to him.
That way, none of them would dare to turn against Nicole anymore in the future.
Nicole shook her head and put her hand on Kerr's shoulder casually. "How do you know those pictures
aren't true? What if I was really with another man when you were in a coma?"
With a faint smile at the corners of her mouth, she had felt comfortable enough with him to speak
boldly.
When Kerr heard that, he held Nicole's chin in his hand and gave her a gentle kiss on her pink lips. "I
know you wouldn't do that. Otherwise, you wouldn't have attended Baron's wedding."
He knew what kind of girl Nicole was. If she really cared for Baron, she wouldn't be with Kerr right now.
Nicole smiled. "How do you know I'm not sad about his marrying another woman? Why are you so
confident that I won't betray you?"
She knew that Kerr had always been proud. On one hand, she was happy that he trusted her so well.
But she was also a little angry, so she wanted to make him a little jealous.
She really didn't know any other way of making the man nervous.
When he looked at the woman in his arms, he didn't feel the least bit irritated by what she had said. He
carried her in his arms towards the lounge behind the meeting room.
"Don't wear high heels anymore. It's not good for the baby. Starting from tomorrow, just stay in my
arms. I'll handle everything outside.
I know you felt sad about Baron's wedding, because you always wanted to have your own wedding
with me. But don't worry. I will give everything that a man could ever give a woman, and more. When
this is over, I swear I won't let you down."
He put Nicole down on the bed and spoke his promise with the utmost seriousness, in order to
reassure her.
When she heard his passionate words, Nicole looked at him in amazement.
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