Bonnie Ning lowered her head to avoid the gaze of the man with her, gathered her clothes, and ran to
the bathroom. Looking at herself in the mirror, her face wore a bitter smile as she examined her
haggard body.
Her low spirit couldn't be hidden. She was spent, exhausted.
A stray tear fell from her eye, and soon more began to flow out. But there was no time for weakness.
With new resolve, she wiped her tears away, dressed and walked out.
"Let's go."
She had no idea where they were going to go or who they were going to meet, but she had to follow
Ken.
He held his hand up to stop her. "Just a second."
Ken saw the dark purple marks on Bonnie's neck. He picked up the silk scarf from the bed, walked up
to her and wrapped it around her neck. After making sure the material covered the exposed part, he
handed her some medicine.
"Take the pills. It's good for you. Don't mention what happened last night when you see her. I didn't
mean to sleep with you. It's just an accident."
He didn't forget what Kerr had warned him before. Not to mention that from the expression on Nicole's
face, he could tell that she cared a lot about her sister.
He knew he had to hide what happened between him and Bonnie.
Hearing Ken's words, Bonnie held the pill box tightly, opened it and swallowed it in front of him.
It was bitter, but the taste was nothing compared to the resentment in her heart.
They were silent the entire car ride. When they arrived at the hospital, she found it odd, but she
followed Ken inside all the same.
Knowing his way around, they found the door they were looking for. He knocked and faintly heard a
response from inside, "Come in."
When he pushed the door open, he saw Nicole sitting on the bed, playing with Jay. Near the two was
Kerr, who was still in the room. Ken couldn't help but give a tiny smile.
Looking directly at Nicole, he gestured, "Hey Nicole, I've brought the person you want."
His face was beaming with delight. There was a large contrast to how cold he looked when he was
alone with Bonnie.
Looking at Ken's side profile, Bonnie was stunned. She didn't expect that he would smile to anyone
else, but he was so cold to her.
"Bonnie."
Hearing the familiar voice, Bonnie was snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Nicole, her half-
sister.
They used to be on good terms when they were in the Ning family, but since the Ning family went
bankruptcy and Nicole went abroad, they stopped contacting each other.
"You are back."
Bonnie sounded calm. She didn't look thrilled to see Nicole and looked at her in a strange way.
Nicole looked stunned and didn't know what to do.
"Jay, follow Uncle Kang to see the school you are going to attend tomorrow."
Noticing the strange behavior of Nicole and Bonnie, Kerr decided to ask Jay to leave with Jared first.
After all, he didn't want children to get involved in the adult's world.
Hearing Kerr's voice, Jay looked up at his mother with a little hesitation. After seeing his mother nod,
he jumped out of the bed, waved bye and left with Jared.
Nicole gave Kerr a grateful look and lifted the quilt to get out of bed. She walked to Bonnie and held her
hand.
"It's been seven years. You have grown up. Don't you remember me?"
Nicole thought her sister looked more beautiful than before. When she left, she was just a little eleven-
year-old girl, but now she had grown up.
"I don't think I do. You left didn't you? Without even a second thought. Is it because my mother isn't
your mother, that it was so easy for you to leave us? Have you ever thought about what we've been
through these past 7 years?"
Bonnie didn't understand why her father had been more fond of her sister. Even at the last moment of
her father's life, he still had arranged everything for Nicole, without taking Bonnie into consideration.
Nicole tried her best to pacify the situation. "Bonnie, that's not why I left. I had no choice but to leave at
that time. I'll explain everything to you later. Last night, your mom called me. She was very worried
about you."
She couldn't explain her entire situation to her sister, not with Kerr in the same room. She tried to
explain as much as she could without mentioning anything that might catch the man's attention, but
Bonnie was having none of it. In her eyes, Nicole abandoned them, that was it.
"Seven years ago, you left me alone. Now, you have no right to discipline me."
Bonnie shook off Nicole's hand, turned around and was about to leave when she heard a very cold
voice.
"Stop."
Kerr stepped forward and blocked the exit.
"Your sister was in a hurry to see you last night, so she was injured and got sent to the hospital."
He didn't forget that before she fainted, Nicole was still thinking about her. He didn't expect that Bonnie
would be so rude.
Since he had promised Jay to protect Nicole, he would not stand to see her suffer, not even a little.
Bonnie raised her eyebrow questioningly. "Really?" She scoffed at that and merely responded, "Then I
have to thank my dear sister."
She step aside and reached for the door, pushed it open and ran out. Her face was already covered
with tears.
Ken wanted to stop her, but he heard the helpless voice of Nicole.
"Never mind. Let her go."
She knew that the misunderstanding between the two of them could not be straightened out
immediately. She needed to give the younger sister some time to calm down before trying to talk to her
again.
Looking at her bare feet, Kerr lifted her up and put her on the bed.
"Thank you, Mr. Gu."
She looked at Kerr gratefully and politely.
Seeing the looks of Kerr and Nicole, Ken walked out of the ward in silence. When he was about to
leave, he saw Jay and Jared standing not far away. It was obvious that Jared was trying to please the
boy, but the calm look on Jay's face meant that he was not easily impressed.
It peaked Ken's interest and walked towards them.
"What's going on? Is he that hard to deal with? "
Hearing Ken's voice, with a look of pleading in his eyes, Jared seemed lost, in need of a savior.
"Mr. Qin, please help me keep him company. I still have some materials on my hand to send abroad
now."
"Go ahead, I'll take care of him."
Ken had always been curious about the identity of Jay. On the way to the hospital this morning, he had
already tried to find out who he was. But the little boy did not say anything.
"Tell me, what's the relationship between your mother and Kerr Gu?"
He had never seen Kerr pay so much attention to any woman, especially it was a woman with a child. It
wasn't like the guy he'd known for years, so there must be something wrong.
"I'm trying to make Uncle Gu my father."
Jay didn't mind telling Ken the truth. He didn't talk to him earlier because he didn't know his
background. Now that he knew he was Kerr's friend, the little boy let his guard down.
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