The Reunion After Seven Years novel Chapter 64

"Excuse me."

Kerr stood up abruptly and walked out of the dining room.

When Nicole saw what Kerr had done, she couldn't help feeling touched. Had he hidden his injury because he was worried that she would faint at the sight of blood? Was he taking care of her feelings subconsciously?

The thought made her feel slightly melancholy. She couldn't believe that Kerr cared about her that much.

"Mommy, Uncle Gu is angry."

Next to her, Jay looked up at her innocently. He didn't look panicked, instead his little eyes seemed to be filled with helplessness.

It seemed that the grownups world was a lot more complicated than his.

"It's not your fault, dear. Don't worry about it,"

she smiled at him comfortingly as she stroked his hair. She temporarily ignored her curiosity about Kerr's sudden departure and focused on Jay. Looking at his little face, she felt like she was looking at Kerr.

She didn't see Kerr again until the dinner ended.

"Miss Ning, my apologies but Mr Gu can't be interrupted at the moment. He is currently taking an overseas call,"

Vedder told her respectfully. He was standing at the entrance of Gu family villa.

"It's okay, Vedder. Could you please tell him I'm very sorry about what happened earlier? It's already rather late, I need to take Jay home."

Nicole took a quick look in the direction of the stairs before saying goodbye to Vedder. Then she took Jay's hand and left.

When they got into the car, Nicole leaned her head against the door. She felt and looked as though she hadn't slept in days.

"If you are tired, you can close your eyes for a while. I'll wake you up when we arrive,"

Baron told her. Even though he was driving, he could still catch the strange look on Nicole's face from the corner of his eye.

Back in Manhattan, she had never looked this tired no matter how busy her schedule was. He could even detect a slight sense of loss from her behavior. He knew better than to ask but it was obvious that she had been through a lot.

Nicole nodded gratefully at his words and her eyes fluttered shut gently.

She knew it would be impossible to sleep, but she just wasn't in the mood to talk. Anyway, Jay was there, so there wasn't much she could say. To tell the truth, she didn't exactly know how to face Baron either.

Her life seemed to be a huge mess ever since she had met Kerr. No matter how hard she tried, it looked like her life would never be under control again.

It didn't take long before they arrived home.

"Mommy, it's okay if you like Uncle Fang. I will try my best to accept him,"

Jay told her earnestly before entering his room.

Nicole watched her son disappearing into his room and sighed to herself.

The man she liked...

Without any warning, Kerr's good-looking face popped into her head. She shook her head violently to get rid of the image.

When Baron arrived home, his mother was on the phone with a smile on her face. She seemed to be planning something.

Sure enough, as soon as she saw him coming in, she hung up and beamed at him happily.

"Baron, Maggie's flight here has been confirmed. She will be here in three days. Don't forget to go pick her up, okay? This is her first time here, so be nice,"