The Reunion After Seven Years novel Chapter 99

Jay sighed.

"Avery, will you be okay if I leave Jay with you tomorrow? We have that bidding meeting tomorrow and I cannot miss it. I have to return to the company,"

Nicole asked Avery.

Nobody could stop time. It would quietly pass by no matter what you wanted it to do. Time waited for no one. The bidding event finally came.

"Yes, we'll be alright. I promise that I will take good care of him. But are you sure you want to leave with Jay so soon after the bidding event? Jay still needs more rest. You should at least give it a little more time. Plus, you haven't figured out the truth about what happened to Ning Group yet,"

Avery told Nicole in an attempt to make her stay longer.

"I know. I'll still have to think about it. Right now, the most important thing for me is Jay's health."

Nicole thought that perhaps God was playing tricks on her somehow. Right now, she had no choice but to stay a bit longer so that Jay could recover completely. However, she also had a lingering feeling that if she did not leave as soon as possible, she would never get the chance to leave again.

The next morning, Nicole made sure that she had all the documents with her before she left the hospital and returned to the Gu Group.

"Director Ning, you're back," Lily greeted as soon as she saw her.

Lily looked at Nicole like she was a family member that she hadn't seen in a long time.

"I sent you messages every day, didn't I? How have you been? We are heading to the site soon, right?"

Nicole organized all the documents she needed to bring to the site.

Lily suddenly heard a voice from behind them when she was about to speak, which made her turn around.

"Director Ning, your ride is ready. Mr. Gu is waiting for you in the car."

Jared stood stiffly by the door. He arrived so suddenly that it almost felt like he knew the exact time that Nicole would arrive in the company.

"Okay, yeah, I'll head over there."

Without any hesitation, Nicole walked out of the office with the documents clutched tightly in her hands.

Before she left the hospital to go to the company, she had prepared herself. It wasn't just the necessary materials that she prepared but also her mental state. Today was an important bidding event and she knew that Kerr wouldn't miss it. She couldn't have avoided seeing him even if she tried.

When she got inside the car, she didn't bother to greet Kerr but instead, just silently took the seat beside him. She felt like her heart was about to jump out of her rib cage based on how fast it was beating. Maybe she wasn't as strong as she thought she was.

"How is Jay doing?"

Kerr glanced at the woman beside him as he asked.

Kerr left the hospital days ago but he still kept tabs on Nicole and Jay.

"He's okay. We're fine. Thank you for the concern, Mr. Gu," Nicole answered. "By the way, I need to give this to you. I was meant to give it earlier."

Nicole fished out the written resignation letter from her bag and handed it to Kerr.

Even if she had decided that she would stay with Jay at the hospital for a few more days, she knew she couldn't stay in the Gu Group any longer. She wanted to avoid any more encounters with Kerr.

However, Kerr didn't even want to open the letter.

"Is this what you really want?"

he asked, even though Nicole already looked seriously committed to resigning from the Gu Group. But when Kerr was handed the letter, he just couldn't accept it in his heart. He was unwilling to let her go.

Upon hearing Kerr's voice, Nicole turned her head so that they were facing each other.

"Yes, that is what I— HMM!"

Before Nicole could finish her sentence, Kerr suddenly cupped her small face with his hands. His eyes looked down on her plump lips. Without wasting any time, he suddenly kissed her.

As soon as his lips met hers, Nicole pushed him away with all her strength and slapped his cheek instinctively.