The Reunion After Seven Years novel Chapter 72

From his home, Baron had been calling Nicole tirelessly, but every time he went straight to voice mail. When he knew the party was over, he tried to reach Nicole, but his mother stopped him from going anywhere.

"Baron, where are you going?"

Mrs. Fang didn't hide the reprimand in her voice when she noticed Baron was worried about Nicole.

"Mom, you've gone too far already, don't you think? I'm the one who wants to be with Nicole. She had no idea what I had in mind before today. You shouldn't treat her or Jay like this ever again."

He frowned at his mother.

He couldn't believe how far she had gone to make him give up Nicole. For a moment, he felt she was a stranger to him.

Mrs. Fang, on the other hand, couldn't believe the resentment in Baron's eyes. He had always been a mild-tempered man. He had never even raised his voice to her. She would never expect a woman like Nicole Ning to bring such intense feelings out of him.

"Baron, how can you speak to me like this over that woman?"

Mrs. Fang's voice trembled with grief. A little sorry for her, Baron didn't say anything else.

"Auntie, don't be like this. Let me speak to Baron, okay?"

Seeing the tension between the two, Maggie Chen gave Mrs. Fang a reassuring smile before approaching Baron.

"I've booked a hotel room. Can you drive me there?"

It was easy to tell that Maggie had come to ease things out. Following her lead, Baron glanced one more time at his mother and then nodded.

"Aunt, I'll come back to see you tomorrow!"

After saying goodbye to Mrs. Fang, Maggie got into the car.

On the road, Baron couldn't stop thinking about Nicole for an instant.

"Time flies. I guess I wasn't expecting we would be so grown when we met again."

Maggie turned to see Baron's gentle features and fixed her eyes on him. She sighed, thinking about the time as well as the changes it had inflicted on them.

"Yes."

Baron talked to her casually. In reality, he was anxious to see her at the hotel and be free to go after Nicole.

"Do you like her?"

Maggie could tell Baron had real feelings for Nicole, but it was clear she didn't feel the same as he did. Nicole seemed much fonder of the man that had showed up later.

"Yes, I met Nicole in Manhattan six years ago and I fell in love with her at first sight. But I was too coward to reveal her my feelings at the time."

His feelings had only escalated since then, and he didn't want to hide them anymore. No one could've imagined how much he loved Nicole or how far he would go not to let her go. Not even the Fang family had a say in this.

Yet, it was still unclear if she would forgive him for what had happened today.

"I believe she's the only one in your heart, but my woman's intuition tells me she doesn't feel the same. I think she might be in love with the man who she had gone away with."

The corner of her mouth curled into a bitter smile. Maggie thought fate was weird. She had met Baron much earlier than Nicole had, yet she wasn't the woman he loved.

"I know."