The Reunion After Seven Years

"For example, birth, death, accidents... Most of the time, we have no say in any of these. All we can do is accept it," Kerr said.

Those were things that people usually had no control over, so it was useless to worry excessively about them.

"I know. What about you? Why did you smoke? What were you thinking when I fell asleep?"

Now that Nicole had calmed down, she recalled Kerr's strange behavior from before.

She had never seen him looking so frustrated. Considering who he was and his status, it seemed impossible for him to get embarrassed or upset.

"Nothing. But I haven't forgotten what you promised me in the office today,"

Kerr reminded her, taking the opportunity to change the subject.

He didn't want to talk about his family affairs and get her worried when there was nothing she could do about them.

To his delight, the plan worked. Nicole blushed immediately and turned to look out of the window, pretending she didn't hear him. Still, his words caused her heart to skip a beat.

With Kerr, it seemed she was no longer afraid of the pain she endured in the past.

To her surprise, instead of bringing her back to the hospital, he had driven her back to the Ning family villa again.

"I know these walls are witnesses of a whole life you've had in here. Although I haven't been a part of it, I can take you back to the past while you share a little of it with me," Kerr said with a smile.

Holding Kerr's hand, Nicole walked back into the villa. Only this time, it didn't break her heart to be there. Instead, she smiled.

"Okay, I'll tell you what happened."

Nicole led Kerr to the second floor and pushed her bedroom door open. Looking at the familiar space, she felt as if she had returned seven years in the past.

family members and laughter anymore. But now in this place, only

was grateful for the man beside her. He made her less

old dresser and spread it out. When she saw the first

when I was a child. Very

put his hands around her on the dresser. He took a look at

Kerr dizzy for a moment. Nicole had a much happier childhood than he did. It

old were

looked down into

"Five."

years. Once the Ning Group went bankrupt, the villa was sealed and certain

had been thrown away by the new owner of the

pictures of you

of Nicole had been taken after she was

I didn't like to have my

putting it back where she found it. She remembered that when she was five years old, her mother had passed away, and there was no one else to register her

and looked at the things that could still be found in the bookcase. Every piece of souvenir there held a different memory. She told

is my old room. I lived here for eighteen years. Many goods from my childhood haven't been

had been renovated once, and a lot of things couldn't

our shared memories in

at her gently, reaching out to hold her in

life. A single person could bestow all those ordinary and seemly insignificant moments a

hoped that Nicole would make new memories with him every day

"Okay."

put her arms around his neck and

it's time for you to

Kerr lifted her in his arms and carried her through the

It wasn't until dawn that Kerr carefully had Nicole tucked under the blanket before getting out