When Nicole praised Kerr in front of him, Jay frowned and did not seem satisfied. He stood up and ran
towards Nicole, hugging her leg tightly.
Getting Nicole's attention, he then raised his head and gave her a proud smile.
Knowing that her little boy was wanting her attention, Nicole let go of Kerr's arm and turned around to
look at Jay with a smile. She patted his head gently and praised, "Well done, Jay! Mommy is so proud
of you!"
Then, she turned her gaze at Kerr and gave him another smile. She felt lucky that she ran into Kerr
when she was the most helpless. She also felt grateful to herself that she insisted on giving birth to Jay
back then. Otherwise, she wouldn't be leading a happy life now.
Kerr reached for Nicole's hand once more and said, "This is my first surprise for you. I have said before
that I will make you happy to the point that I will be eager to give you the whole world."
Not knowing what to say, Nicole responded with a smile. Hand in hand, Kerr led Nicole towards the
new building where their best friends were already situated, and there were also a lot of reporters on
their posts.
Nicole kept her smile wider and followed Kerr. Although Ning Group wasn't rebuilt by her, Nicole was
determined not to let Kerr down, and in the future, she must help the company develop further and
better.
Moreover, there was the pressure of being chosen by Kerr to stand beside him every step of the way.
Therefore, she would not only care about letting Kerr down but also the public, so as not to humiliate
Kerr for his decision.
Walking inside the office building of the Ning Group, Nicole took her gaze from Kerr and looked around
her. As she was inside once more, she felt like the little girl she was back then seven years ago,
standing beside her father on the very place. Only now, everything had changed, and she wasn't
standing beside her father anymore. She looked at Kerr and gave him a huge smile.
Harley walked towards them and asked Nicole, "How is it? Is it to your liking? Is it good enough? I
really tried my best to restore them, so this is the best that I can do." As he stood beside Nicole, Harley
looked around and let out a sigh of relief due to how it turned out. As a matter of fact, he knew that
Nicole would not mind.
Still, this was a gift that Kerr wanted to give to Nicole, so they placed so much effort to this.
Smiling wide, Nicole nodded at Harley and replied, "It is wonderful. Thank you very much!" She knew
then that Harley also made a huge contribution to the rebuilding of the Ning Group.
"Sister, take it easy, okay? I still have a surprise for you, and I'm afraid that this time, you won't be able
to hold back your tears any longer," Ken said as he moved towards Nicole. He looked at her with pride
while Nicole just looked at him with curiosity.
However, before he could show off, he felt a sharp gaze directed to him from the other side, and then
he felt pain from his hand, making him grimace. Unconsciously, Bonnie tightened her grip on Ken's
hand and asked as soon as Ken turned to face her, "What did you just call my sister?"
When Bonnie first met Ken, he had been a playful man like this, and now that they had been together
for such a long time, she was annoyed that he still did not change.
"I'm sorry! I was wrong! Really, it was just an honest mistake!" Ken apologized immediately and looked
at Bonnie with eyes full of love.
"Oh, wow, this is such a new sight. I didn't expect that the young and handsome master of the Qin
family would be meek and mild in front of a woman. Love is indeed powerful," Harley remarked. After
saying these words, he snickered at Ken, who just gave him a face back, and then turned to look at
Nicole.
"Say, Nicole, do you have any other sisters or good friends that you can match with me? If you have,
you should introduce one to me," he said. Looking at the couples surrounding him, Harley was
suddenly eager to have a partner for himself.
Nicole giggled at Harley's sudden urge. She then turned from him to the other couple, who was still
quarreling even though their hands were still entwined. As a matter of fact, she really was surprised to
know that Bonnie would accept Ken. Then again, it turned out to be a good thing anyway, so she felt
happy for them.
By the way Ken changed and acted towards Bonnie, she could tell that Ken really liked Bonnie despite
how bad tempered she was, so Nicole felt relieved for Ken's love and patience.
Before Nicole could reply to Harley's question, she was stopped by Kerr. "You have to work hard if you
want to have a girlfriend," he said, frowning at Harley. He then took Nicole in his arms as if he did not
want anyone to get close to her, and that he just wanted Nicole all for himself.
"What did you say?" Just when Harley was about to complain about it, Jay walked towards him and
tugged on his pants. "Uncle, don't be angry please. I will be with you."
Deep down, Jay did not want to be with Harley, but seeing that everyone else had someone beside
them, he felt bad for Harley that he had no choice but to comfort him.
Hearing what the sweet little boy said, Harley felt his anger fade away. He bent down to hug Jay, and
after pulling away, he smiled at him and patted his head. "You are such a good boy. What will I do
without you?" Jay just smiled in response for being praised.
Seeing how everyone surrounding her was full of smiles and laughter, Nicole could not help but feel
relieved and a sense of satisfaction and contentment filled Nicole's heart. With Kerr beside her, she
knew that she was going to be happy.
Meanwhile, the Gu family was not as peaceful and as happy with the surprise.
"Dad, I believe I have some bad news," Moore said. He then walked towards Jack and placed the iPad
in front of him with a complacent look on his face, trying to hide that he was grinning inside.
Before, it was always him who would make trouble for Kerr, so that Kerr would get into the family's bad
side, but right now, he was surprised to see that Kerr got into trouble by himself.
As soon as he saw the headline about the Ning Group, Jack immediately stood up and slammed his
hands on the table. With anger fuming inside of him, he shouted, "Nonsense! What the hell is Kerr
doing? Is this what's keeping him busy recently?"
Everyone had said that Nicole had an ulterior motive as to why she approached Kerr. Rumors had it
that it was because she wanted to rebuild the Ning Group, and Kerr had the funds and resources to do
such. Jack was aggravated to know that Kerr had turned this rumor into a reality.
Because of this, Jack felt even more angry at Nicole for manipulating Kerr.
"Moreover, I heard from the company's finance staff that the Gu Group lost a huge amount of money
because of a project. It seems like it was a project that Nicole had been responsible for, and for all I
know, the company had given up on it due to the expenses, but Kerr did not agree and pushed through
with it."
As Jack turned around to face the glass window behind him, Moore smiled as he kept adding fuel to
the fire. He knew very well that Nicole was Kerr's soft spot but a thorn to Jack, so he was going to
make good use of Nicole to keep fighting against Kerr.
"Well then, if Kerr wants to keep protecting that woman and raise her status in this way, then he should
prepare himself well for I won't be standing still and doing nothing. Let's announce the marriage of Kerr
and Sunny. I'd like to see if that woman will still harass Kerr after she heard the news."
Jack had tried everything to get Nicole away from kerr before, but she still remained her ground and
stayed with Kerr. This time, he was certain that this news would have a bad influence on Nicole and
she would soon become the target of public criticism. If she still had the nerve to stay with Kerr, then
she was a pure shameless woman.
Hearing what Jack said, Moore nodded his head and turned around to leave, feeling completely
satisfied by how Jack reacted.
On the other hand, while Jack's command was on its way, Kerr and Nicole were having fun with their
best friends at the celebration dinner. As they were enjoying themselves, Kerr's secretary handed him
his phone, saying that he had a call from Jared. Kerr excused himself to Nicole and walked out of the
room to receive the call.
As soon as he was out and alone on the corridor, Kerr asked, "What is it?" If it was any other person,
then he would not have received the call, but it was Jared, and Kerr knew that Jared would never
disturb him now if it wasn't an emergency.
Even though Kerr could not see his expression, Jared could not help but feel embarrassed. He
hesitated for a while before he finally said out of urgency, "Mr. Gu, I'm afraid that the Gu family has
announced the news of your marriage with Miss He. According to the news circulating right now, the
wedding will be held next month."
Kerr held on his phone tightly after hearing the news. This news came all too sudden, but of course, he
knew the reason why. After all, Kerr had rebuilt Ning Group for Nicole without any scruple, so obviously
this wasn't something Jack could just leave alone.
Although he knew that the Gu family would strike back because of this, he did not expect that they
would fight back this way. The smile on the corner of Kerr's mouth gradually faded away. He could not
help but tremble out of anger.
After placing the phone down beside him, Kerr ran his hand through his hair out of frustration. He
paced back and forth trying to think about what to do with the situation. He knew that at this point, he
would not be able to stand up to clarify for himself, because he would be placing Nicole to the pedestal,
and the public would start criticizing her and would think that Kerr was protecting her.
On the other hand, doing nothing would make things worse.
"Kerr? What happened? What's taking you so long? Is it an emergency call?" Nicole asked with
concern, who noticed Kerr's actions. Kerr stopped pacing and forced himself to smile. He decided that
he would resolve this matter quietly.
"It's nothing to worry about," he said, assuring Nicole. Then he held her hand and led her back to the
room. Back at the room, everyone's eyes were glued on their phones and started murmuring about
what they just had read. As soon as both Kerr and Nicole entered the room, everyone froze and turned
silent.
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