"Pardon me, Miss Xue, but I believe that you better save yourself for a better man. I am already
married and faithful to my wife. Loyalty and trust are the foundations of marriage."
As soon as he said these words, Kerr removed her hand off of him and walked outside without waiting
for her reply.
As she watched Kerr's retreating figure, Lisa's face immediately dropped, and the smile that was once
there faded away. She felt relieved, but the calmness on her face disappeared as well. She held her
hand that touched Kerr and felt her palm covered with cold sweat.
"Miss Xue." A man dressed in formal black coat interrupted her thoughts. This man was Lisa's butler.
Holding a coat, he came out from the corner, walked towards Lisa, and bowed respectfully at her.
"Were you able to take pictures?" Lisa asked. Then, she took the coat from her butler and put it on. For
her, this was the first time she ever wore such seducing and revealing clothes, so she felt a little
uncomfortable. Even more now that the very man she wore it for left her.
The butler stood straight and replied, "Yes, Miss. I also have sent them to Master."
Lisa nodded and sighed. "I hope those pictures will work." Then the butler took this as his cue to leave.
Lisa stayed on her place and thought about Kerr again. She really appreciated how he behaved and
acted around her.
Even though she really made an effort into looking attractive, Kerr still did not lay his eyes on her and
mentioned Nicole all the time in their conversation with bright eyes. Other men would have succumbed
to the temptation but not Kerr. He was able to resist, or that he just really found Nicole the only woman
attractive in his eyes.
Meanwhile, back in the hotel, Harley finally made her mother stop talking on the phone. His mother just
gave out a long speech, and he was already getting annoyed. As soon as he hung up, he walked out of
his room and knocked on the door of Jay's room. However, after a few more knocks, there wasn't any
sound or reply coming from the room.
Harley began to feel strange and concerned, so he asked Kim to get him the spare key. When they
were able to open the door, they found that the room was empty.
Starting to panic, Harley turned around and moved towards Nicole's room. He knocked but there wasn't
any reply as well. He opened to the door to find the room empty as well.
With frightening thoughts in his mind, Harley could not help but become a little anxious. He then turned
to Kim and said, "Let's look for them separately. You go look for them around the hotel first, and I will
look by the beach." As soon as Kim nodded in understanding, Harley set foot and headed towards the
beach.
After almost searching every possible place that Nicole and Jay could be, Harley still hadn't caught
sight either of them, so he knew it was time to inform Kerr.
Walking out of the restaurant, Kerr heard his phone ringing inside his pocket. He stopped when he saw
Harley's name on the screen and immediately accepted the call. "What's the matter?" he asked.
Feeling guilty for not being able to keep an eye on either of them as promised, Harley hesitated for a
moment and scratched the back of his head. When Kerr asked again, Harley replied, "Nicole and Jay
are missing. I searched every possible place in the hotel, but they were still nowhere to be found. Then,
Kim and I looked at the surveillance video and saw that both of them got inside a car.
It looked like they got on the car themselves and without force, but it was quite hard to see who had
taken them away. The video wasn't that clear, so I was wondering if it was Kelvin."
After all, Nicole and Jay never knew anyone else in this place except for people from the Gu family, so
Harley couldn't really figure out where Nicole would go and who would have invited them.
Anxiety started to build up inside of Kerr as soon as he heard Harley's news. He held a hand to cover
his phone's microphone and turned to Jared, who was standing beside him. "Did Kelvin call you?" he
asked.
Jared shook his head in confusion, which made Kerr frown. Kerr then took his hand away on the phone
to talk to Harley again.
"No, it can't be Kelvin. If it was any of the Gu family, he or she would have informed me about taking
Nicole and Jay, so keep looking for them. Even if you and I have to turn the whole D Island upside
down, we should not stop and find them,"
Kerr said in a firm and determined tone.
Then, he hung up the phone after Harley said he would inform Kerr as soon as he had any more
information about Nicole and Jay. Without wasting any more time, Kerr got into the car, and Jared
drove him away to find them. Kerr was going to do anything and was determined not to lose Nicole that
easy.
On the other hand, in the Xue family manor, Ben handed a brown envelope to Nicole.
Confused, Nicole reached for it and opened it to see a photo of a man's side and a woman. She looked
at it for a moment and asked Ben, "Is this your sister?" At a quick glance, Nicole immediately
recognized the man in the photo, and she had memorized this look anywhere. It was none other than
Kerr.
In the photo, the woman's hand was on Kerr's chest as she looked at him affectionately.
Even though the man's face was only barely shown on the picture, Nicole was certain it was Kerr and
would not mistake him for someone else.
"Oh, yes. My sister, Lisa, informed me a while ago that she would be with her boyfriend. I guess the
man in this photo must be her boyfriend. She had someone bring me this picture just now. Is she
expecting me to frame this?" Ben joked and gave out a laugh.
Behind the laughter, he was looking at Nicole's face to see her reaction.
Nicole gave out a faint smile and said, "I'm sorry, but I think there must be some misunderstanding. I'm
certain that the man in this photo is not your sister's boyfriend." Then, she placed the photo back in the
envelope and placed it on the table before she pushed it back towards Ben.
"Oh? Why do you say so, Ms. Ning? By any chance, do you know the man in this photo?" Ben asked in
confusion and pretended to look surprised.
"You see, the man in the photo is named Kerr Gu, and he is my husband, my children's father. Before
he went out this morning, he kissed me on the forehead, so I am certain that Mr. Xue have
misunderstood the relationship between the people on the photo."
With a smile on her face, Nicole replied and introduced Kerr to him, making her relationship and
affection with Kerr public. Even though there were flaws in their wedding, Nicole was still Kerr's wife no
matter what.
Therefore, she had every right to defend her dignity and protect Kerr's reputation, especially at these
times were it was being attacked.
"Oh, really? Is the man really your husband? What a coincidence it is then!" Ben remarked as he
reached out for the envelope and pretended to look utterly surprised as he stared earnestly at the two
people in the photo.
Then, he turned to face Nicole and was truly surprised that there wasn't even the slightest trace of
anger, sadness, or even jealousy on her face.
"Well, we live in such a small world, indeed," Nicole remarked. As Ben watched Nicole's expression, he
could not help but feel that she did not care about whatever was going on between Kerr and Lisa at all.
Her smiling face spoke that much volume.
"Tell me honestly, Ms. Ning, does the photo not bother you? Usually, a wife would be bothered even
slightly a little if one sees a photo of her husband being intimate with another woman,"
Ben said, reminding her of why she should be bothered.
Eyeing Ben intently, Nicole kept her smile on her face and said, "Well, I have chosen this man and
decided to commit with him. Therefore, I must give him enough trust, especially since we will be with
each other for the rest of our lives. Trust and loyalty are the foundations of a great marriage.
Besides, if I keep doubting him on every still photo that doesn't tell the whole story of what happened at
that very moment, then I would have overlooked every wonderful thing about him. You see, Mr. Xue, I
believe in his love for me, so no matter what kind of woman stands before him, touch him, or even
make a move on him, I'm certain that she won't pose any threat to my place in his heart."
As she talked about Kerr and their love for each other, Nicole could not hide the happiness in her eyes
any longer. Professing this out loud made her even more confident.
Seeing the slight disappointed look on Ben, Nicole could not help but speak frankly. "Mr. Xue, why don't
you tell me honestly what is going on here? You already have arranged this meeting today when you
showed up in front of me with Callie yesterday, haven't you?
Apparently, Callie's birthday party was just an excuse, so that you can talk to me. Perhaps, showing me
this picture is your real purpose for bringing me here. Still, I am very curious, Mr. Xue. Have we met
before?
Otherwise, what do you really want from me?" As a matter of fact, Nicole had been doubting him from
the start, and she was already getting tired of going around the bush.
Ever since he appeared, there had been too many coincidences that suddenly began to interconnect.
Moreover, Nicole did not believe in such coincidence, and so she was going to figure out the real intent
of this situation.
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