The Reunion After Seven Years novel Chapter 15

Kerr turned and left without saying a word. His detached expression gave no clue to what was on his mind. He went straight to his car, entered, and started the engine without giving it any thought. He drove to the Riverside Garden; to an apartment reserved by the Gu Group for Nicole.

He drove by the apartment and lowered the car's window while the engine still ran and hummed. The low purring sound of the engine calmed him somewhat. He stayed inside the car and stared at a little boy who sat quietly by the garden.

The little boy was about five to six years old. He had neatly trimmed hair, clad in a simple white T-shirt that seemed a little big for him and black short pants that reached his knees. He sat quietly on a wooden bench and quietly played with a magic cube in his hand. He didn't seem to notice Kerr as he watched him.

Kerr quietly got out of the car and walked towards the boy. He then stood in front of him and continued to watch him play.

Jay felt the odd eyes that stared at him. He stopped playing with his cube and slowly raised his head towards the man in front of him.

Even at his young age of six, he could feel that the man was a person of great power. His presence exuded an aura that demanded attention. In a few brief moments, something in the boy told him that he was very close to this man.

Jay bowed briefly in a childish way and went back to his cube. He didn't mind if the man watched him while he played. Something in him wanted the man to see him playing.

"You can move faster."

He could see that the boy was very capable of this.

"Can you play magic cubes too?"

Jay quickly handed the cube in his hand to Kerr with a hopeful look.

Kerr bent down a little and reached out his hand to take the toy. It took him only half a minute to solve the magic cube.

"Uncle, you are so awesome!"

It had been a long time since he last admired someone so much that he had almost forgotten the details of that event. But as soon as Jay held his toy in his delicate young hands, his admiration for Kerr knew no bounds.

Kerr's face remained expressionless as he reached his hand out to touch Jay's soft hair. It was an instinct that he seemed to have very little control over. But even if he did, he knew that he would've preferred not to stop himself.

All of a sudden, a familiar voice broke his brief state of reverie. It came from a short distance away from where he stood.

"Jay! It's time for lunch!"

Nicole wore a simple white satin dress that fell all the way to her calf. Her long straight hair flowed freely down her shoulders. A breeze played slightly with a few strands as Kerr turned his sight towards the source of the voice.

"Uncle, would you like to join us for lunch? I would really love to have lunch with you! You can also help me with the magic cube after lunch."

Jay jumped off the bench and to the ground when he heard the voice of Nicole once more. He briefly turned his head to see where she stood and then grabbed the right hand of Kerr in his small young hands.

"Mom! I am here!" Jay called out to his mom who was looking around the area with her lovely eyes.

Jay's words took Kerr by surprise and he was stunned right away. He never expected that the boy was the son that Nicole mentioned to him before. He knew that there was something familiar in the boy's countenance but he was not able to immediately recognize it.

"It's time for lunch. I made your favorite braised fish," Nicole said as she walked towards Jay's voice. When she reached the bench where Jay was playing, partially concealed from her by a tall tree, she was surprised to see the man that Jay was with. "M-Mr. Gu? What are you doing here?" she said almost stammering.

The smile on Nicole's face immediately melted when she saw that Kerr stood there with Jay. Her heart jumped and stopped beating for a moment when she saw that Jay's small left hand gripped Kerr's hand firmly.

"I was just passing by."

Kerr straightened up and looked at her in his usual calm although deep inside he started to panic.

"Mom, do you know this uncle? He is very powerful. He solved my magic cube very fast! I have invited him to have lunch with us!"

Jay then ran the short distance to Nicole and hugged her thighs very tightly. His childhood excitement from meeting a new friend was obvious. His innocence brimmed in his eyes as he looked at her.

"Jay, we can't waste uncle's time. He is a very busy man."

Nicole reached down to Jay with her arms who still hugged her thighs very tightly. Her tone was evidently cold and distant but Jay didn't seem to notice or if he did, he never really minded it.

"I'm actually free today,"

Kerr replied back to Nicole in a low husky voice. He looked at her straight into her eyes as he accepted Jay's invitation.

He immediately recognized that she was on her guard. Her body was obviously tense. Uneasiness was reflected in her eyes and face.

"Yehey! Uncle Gu is going to have lunch with us!"

Jay exclaimed as soon as he heard Kerr's statement. He let go of Nicole's thighs and went towards Kerr with both his arms extended towards him; a gesture that kids did when they wanted to be hugged or carried. A wide smile was on his face as he went to Kerr.

Kerr extended one of his strong arms and reached down to Jay. He lifted Jay up in one arm, and had him in a sitting position on his heavily-muscled biceps. He walked towards the apartment as Jay cheered. Nicole stood still and watched them go. She was left dazed and dumbfounded by the unexpected events that unfolded in front of her.

Jay hugged Kerr's neck as they walked to maintain his balance. He asked Kerr to wait for Nicole so that she could open the door for them when they finally reached the door.