At the Gu Group
Sitting in the CEO's office and looking at the documents Jared had prepared, Kerr's face remained aloof. Suddenly, his mobile phone rang, interrupting his train of thoughts.
"What is it?"
Upon hearing Harley's message, Kerr was taken aback. He jumped up and rushed towards the door.
"Text me the address," he ordered.
Then, Kerr immediately hung up the phone and drove his car at high speeds all the way to the cafe.
Inside the coffee shop, Nicole sat opposite Freya and gazed at her curiously.
"How do you know Kerr?"
Freya took up the small spoon in her coffee cup and stirred the dark liquid gently. Her attitude was casual, but she was studying Nicole's reactions.
"I was appointed by the human resources department of the Gu Group. During my work as director of the project department, I met Kerr."
Nicole didn't breathe a word of what had happened seven years ago. After all, she didn't know everything about it, and she hadn't discussed it with Kerr either.
"He likes you very much. How about you?"
Freya raised her head and looked at Nicole calmly, but her words were laced with meaning.
With a firmness deep inside her eyes, Nicole made eye contact with Freya.
"I love Kerr. I had hesitated at first. I am well aware of the differences between me and Kerr. Though we are not from the same world, we couldn't avoid our love in the end."
This was the most dominating thought in her heart, and also the most truthful. She did not want to hide it from Freya. Even if Kerr had been here, she would have said it exactly the same way.
Even though she knew that Kerr's mother being here was with the intent to force her to leave Kerr, she still planned to work hard. After all, they had gotten together because of love.
"Love? How much do you think you love him? How much do you believe that he loves you?"
Freya had never experienced the kind of emotion that Nicole just mentioned. All her instincts refused to believe her. Perhaps it was because she had witnessed
Drugged one night by her ex-boyfriend, a mysterious man took advantage of her in an ecstatic night filled with sex.
To take her revenge, she married the man, and used him.
"As long as I'm alive, I'm still his legal wife, while all of you are just his mistresses."
She remained adamant even when he was involved in scandals with other women.
Eventually she stormed off after she learned that he had betrayed her again.But life brought her back to him a few years later, to his astonishment.
, and his face became stormy like a winter sky. He had never thought that his mother would argue with his father while at the same time she'd try to force Nicole to leave him.
The warmth that had once resided in Kerr's heart for his mother completely disappeared in this moment.
Nicole stared up at Kerr in surprise.
"What are you doing here?"
Seeing the concerned look on Kerr's face, Freya could guess what he was thinking, but she didn't say anything.
"This is my choice. It's my personal affair. Whether this concerns Jay or Nicole, they are both mine. I will not let either of them leave me."
His tone was so resolute that there could be no doubt.
With these words, he was warning both Freya and the Gu family.
"Kerr... Please don't speak like that."
Nicole could read the anger that Kerr had towards his mother from his words and dark looks.
She didn't want to be the cause of conflict between Kerr and Freya.
"It's time for me to be leaving now."
Freya stood up and headed outside, her face showing no sign of dissatisfaction at Kerr's words. It seemed that she was quite accustomed to his indifference, but a sallow light of disappointment shone on her face.
Cherry stood near the door and looked meaningfully at Kerr. She wanted to say something, but finally, she simply turned and followed Freya as she left.
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