"Maggie, everyone else, like you, fights for what they have. You don’t know what I have been through,
so you have no right to judge me," Nicole said, thinking about her and Kerr's relationship.
Right from the start, things had never been easy for the two of them. Although Sunny and Maggie felt
that she seemed to have everything, only she knew how difficult it was.
But all of these never stopped her in treasuring more the man she loved so deeply.
"Nicole..." Kerr said as he instinctively put his arm around her shoulder. Hearing her, Kerr fully knew
that she must have remembered the struggles they had encountered together that almost cost their
lives.
As he was about to comfort her, Nicole glanced up at him, wearing a warm smile on her face. "I'm fine.
These are our memories."
With her back facing Maggie, Nicole casually walked to their car before stopping in her tracks and
gently uttered, "Maggie, I feel sorry for you. It's just that I treat Baron as my friend, and I can't interfere
in your relationship.
Love is what you need, so both of you can pull through together. And nothing can be forcibly done if
you and Baron are not destined for each other." After that, she eased in the car with Kerr.
Turning to face Kerr, she reached out to hold his hands and persuaded him, "Let her go, Kerr. I don't
want your reputation be ruined because of Maggie. She is just a woman, and she can't hurt me as long
as you are with me."
At this moment, Nicole suddenly felt brave enough to confront those difficulties because she trusted
Kerr completely.
"Why are you so confident in me?" Kerr asked while he gently touched her nose. Gazing at her
dotingly, he went on, "You heard she lost her child, so you felt pity for her."
Kerr's words denoted that no one in the world knew Nicole better than the way he understood her.
Arching her brow, Nicole made a face at Kerr. "I can't really hide anything from you. She is a poor girl
who has recently lost her child. So I don't want to care about it. No matter what mistake she made
before.
There is nothing more painful than a mother losing her own child. So let it go, okay?"
Nicole explained, and her eyes were full of expectation. Kerr was silent the whole time, so she
prompted, "Just do it for our baby."
Although reluctant, Kerr finally nodded his head and reached out to touch her belly. He thought that
when it came to their baby's sake, he must yield, even for a bit.
Jared, after getting the hint from Kerr, promptly released Maggie. He quickly turned around and
followed into the car, leaving the place at once.
Maggie realized she was lying on the ground, with blood on the corner of her mouth. The dull pain
throbbing in her chest reminded her of how violent Kerr was. However, despite the kindness and
tolerance of Nicole, the hatred in her eyes did not vanish.
"Nicole Ning, you will pay for what you have done," Maggie cursed under her breath as she fixed her
eyes on the direction in which Nicole had left.
Back to Jack’s villa, Kelvin was scurrying over to report to him, "My Lord, Master is back. But he hasn't
told me yet when he would come back to the Gu Group."
Looking squarely at the cold face of Jack, he couldn't help feeling somewhat evasive.
"How dare he threaten me?" Jack yelled as he thumped the table. His face contorted in anger. Jack
perceived that as Kerr's father, his son was indeed challenging and defying him.
"Did Nicole come back with Kerr?" he probed. How could Jack not know the reason why his son hadn't
returned to the Gu Group for such a long time? It must be Nicole.
His impression of Nicole had never changed. For him, she was never of help to Kerr since she showed
up. She merely just liked to fool around with his son.
Kelvin nodded to confirm, "Nicole has been pregnant for nearly nine months. Master has been with her
all the time." Kelvin knew that Kerr only wanted their baby to be born safely. And this fact made him
also hope that Jack would accept Nicole for the sake of this unborn child.
However, when Jack heard about Nicole's unborn child, he didn't feel relieved at all. He ordered angrily,
"Bring him back to see me." Jack was on the verge of losing his patience. This time, he was going to do
something different.
No matter what it took him, Jack was determined to let Kerr marry Sunny since she had already given
birth to Kerr’s child. And apart from that, Daniel had made it very clear that Kerr must marry his only
and precious daughter.
"I see. But My Lord, the Gu Group needs Master. For the sake of him, Nicole..." Kelvin attempted to put
in some good words for Nicole.
But long before he could finish his words, he was sharply interrupted by Jack.
"Kelvin, hold it. Kerr's marriage to Sunny has been arranged since he was a child. And it can't be
changed just because of Nicole. Don't ever think that I don't know what you have done behind my back.
I can let it go this time, but I hope it won't happen again," Jack warned him, shooting him a glare. If it
were not for the fact that Kelvin had been with him for so many years, he would have driven him out of
the Gu family, outright.
"Yes, My Lord. I know what to do." Kelvin bowed to Jack. He straightened his body and started to head
out of the study.
Standing at the door, Kelvin looked embarrassed. A moment later, he raised his head and saw Freya
standing silently, not far away from where he was.
"My lady," Kelvin acknowledged her presence. By the look of it, he could sense that Freya had
something to say.
She threw him a look, hinting him to follow her and walked towards the garden. When they were out of
earshot, she asked, "Is Nicole's child still alive?" All this time, Freya had been looking for Nicole's
whereabouts but found nothing.
It was making her feel very uneasy. And lately, it was getting on her nerves.
"Yes, it won't take long before the baby is born," Kelvin confirmed. Kelvin couldn't understand her
intention.
"Kelvin, Kerr and Nicole must trust you very much, right? I notice that you have changed a lot ever
since you came back. Besides, you have been working for Kerr for several months now."
Freya had a faint sense that Kelvin had been a little different. He became as friendly and warm as
Nicole.
"My Lady, you can tell me if you need anything. I'm still a member of the Gu family." Staring at Freya's
fathomless eyes, he had a bad feeling surging within him.
"Put this into Nicole’s food," Freya mumbled as she motioned to the girl next to her.
Cherry followed and put the medicine she had already prepared in front of Kelvin.
"What's this?" Kelvin frowned.
Freya didn't give him an answer but she said, "You don't need to know what it is. Since you work for the
Gu family, then you know that you don't have the right to ask questions. It seems that you have been
staying with Nicole, an outsider, for a long time.
And you almost forget the rules of the Gu family."
There was obvious sarcasm in her words as she called Nicole an outsider.
"I'm sorry, My Lady. I can't do that," Kelvin said, taking a step back.
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