And that strong sense of unease that bordered on alarm slid through her, especially now, Jay was still
with her.
"Someone wants to see you. Miss Ning, please come with me,"
Cherry politely replied, lowering her head. Then her gaze softened when it landed on the little boy
behind Nicole.
After Nicole keenly observed the woman, she stepped back a little before quickly turning around and
squatted beside Jay. Scanning his face calmly, she approached his ear and said in a low voice,
"Wait for me for a minute. Mommy will catch this woman, but then you will have to run back to the
hospital and look for Dr. Su. Do you understand?"
Although Nicole instinctively knew that there must be a lot of people hiding in the surrounding, she still
wanted to give her plan a try. She didn't care about the people. What mattered to her now was that Jay
had just recovered, and she couldn't afford to risk his life.
Jay instinctively looked at Cherry behind Nicole with a devoid expression on his small face. And then
he discreetly focused his eyes on the black Rolls Royce parked behind this unknown woman. Having a
firm grasp of their current situation, Jay finally looked at Nicole and nodded knowingly.
Nicole calmed herself down as she raised her hand to caress Jay's hair tenderly. Breathing a soft sigh,
she slowly stood up and faced Cherry.
"Didn't we agree on a deadline being tomorrow? I have one day left to figure out everything,"
Nicole managed to voice out as she attempted to attract Cherry's attention. While at the same time,
she silently let go of Jay's hand from her back, making a quick hand gesture to him.
Being smart at his young age, Jay cleverly understood the hint of his mother. And without saying
another word, he sped back to the hospital as fast as he could.
"You..."
Looking at Jay, who was suddenly escaping, Cherry wanted to stop him but failed when Nicole
immediately grabbed her arm with all her might. Jay ran back to the hospital as his mother silently
watched from afar, holding her breath as she fought a rising panic within her.
"I tell you, though the Gu family is influential and formidable, you can do whatever you want to me. I
chose to be with Kerr. It has nothing to do with Jay. If you dare hurt him, I will not let you go even if I
die,"
Nicole warned as she put pressure on Cherry's arm. She sounded firm, enunciating each word as she
stood her ground, still glaring at Cherry.
She vowed inwardly that under her protection and as long as she lived, nobody or no one could ever
touch Jay.
"Miss Ning, you may have misunderstood us. It's just that my lady wants to talk with you. It's not as
grave as you said,"
Cherry explained, surprised to hear Nicole's words. But soon, she understood why Nicole was so
nervous. She was merely alarmed that they would hurt Jay. Now, she could only fathom a mother's
heart to protect her child.
"Didn't you say that you would kill Jay and me if I don't leave Kerr?"
Nicole blurted, but she couldn't help frowning when she noticed the smile on Cherry's face. It seemed
that she didn't mean to hurt them.
However, Nicole remained apprehensive and still dared not to let her guard down. When it came to her
son's safety, she would never treat this concern ever so lightly. It would always be a matter of life and
death to her.
"Miss Ning, you misunderstood us. My lady is waiting for you in the car. Now that you don't believe in
us, you don't have to bring Jay with you this time. Please, Miss Ning,"
Cherry insisted politely and didn't want to make it difficult for Nicole. She hurriedly turned a little and
gave Nicole a gesture of invitation.
"I won't go there. If I go, I may never come back,"
Nicole declined. All she wanted now was to go back to the hospital, thinking that both of them would be
safe there. But before she could lift her leg, she felt that Cherry forcibly caught her wrist.
Giving her no chance to escape, Cherry held on to Nicole's arm rather tightly.
"I'm sorry, Miss Ning,"
Cherry said apologetically. She could be courteous to Nicole, but she could also take extraordinary
measures to complete the task that Freya gave her. How could she stay beside Freya if she was just
an ordinary weak woman?
As the fine needle hidden in the seam of her fingers was about to pierce into Nicole, a deep voice came
from behind her.
"Stop!"
When Harley came hurriedly from the hospital, he witnessed Cherry's hand raised and stopped her
right away.
"Cherry, calm down, please. What happened?"
He purposely eased his way towards them. And his face was beaming as he carefully assessed the
situation.
"Mr. Su, Her Ladyship wants to see Miss Ning, but she doesn't seem to want to cooperate. I have no
other choice,"
Cherry hastily explained as she secretly put the needle back to her pocket and looked up at Harley.
She unquestionably perceived that he must be sent by Kerr to protect Nicole.
"Well, since Aunt Freya wants to see her, why not we go and meet her now?"
Harley replied to Cherry. Then he glanced up at Nicole with a knowing look hinted in his eyes.
"Let me send Nicole and Jay over. We will be following you shortly."
Noting the wary look etched on Nicole's face, Cherry merely nodded and let go of Nicole's arm at once.
And without wasting another second, she made her way back to the Rolls Royce behind her.
"Let's go,"
Harley uttered, watching the vehicle move before he proceeded to his car. He only started the engine
after he patiently waited for the mother and son pair to get in.
"Her name is Cherry, and she is the trusted subordinate of Kerr's mother. The lady she is referring to is
none other than Kerr's mother. She wants to see you today. I think you'd better go and see her."
Harley could only shrug inwardly, knowing that Cherry's previous appearance only meant one thing.
And it had something to do with Kerr's intention of hiding the very existence of Nicole, which was
completely shattered.
"Kerr's mother? I see..."
Nicole said, almost a whisper. Her face was basking in confusion. It seemed that the scenario today
was a little different from yesterday. She fell into a daze as she thought about the people present
yesterday. They were members of the Gu family too, and she was confident with it. But did it mean that
Kerr's mother wasn't on the same side of those people?
Nicole was still in her messy state of mind when the car suddenly pulled over. With a slight frown, she
observed the woman, who carried and exuded an aura of nobility, alighted from the black Rolls Royce
in front of her.
"Go ahead. I will inform Kerr. He will be here soon,"
Harley gently prompted Nicole as he let out a smile to ease her mind. Then he thoughtfully reminded
her,
"If you really want to be with Kerr, you should know what to do and what not to do."
Harley sighed. It was the first time for him to see a woman captured Freya's attention.
"I know. Jay, can you wait for me in the car?"
She gazed at Jay lovingly as she caressed his face with both of her palms. She was terrified that Kerr's
mother would say something unpleasant and hurt her son emotionally.
"Okay,"
Jay nodded obediently.
Taking a deep breath to calm herself, Nicole got out of the car. She gingerly sauntered towards the
coffee house. The lingering sense of unease rose again, this time more strongly. Cherry was waiting for
her at the door of a private room. When she noticed Nicole, she readily opened the door for her.
As she slowly approached the private room, Nicole carefully regarded the woman sitting on a chair.
She had exquisite makeup on her face. She wrapped herself in a dark gray cheongsam and a cape
with the same pattern, making her appear more noble and outstanding.
"Hello, Mrs. Gu,"
Nicole nodded slightly to Freya. Her demeanor showed not a trace of panic, but a very respectful
attitude.
Gracefully raising her head, Freya studied the younger woman carefully in front of her. Wearing a
beautiful dress, she looked neat, and her delicate features could still be stunning even without makeup.
And her big and smart eyes seemed expressive. No wonder Kerr was so smitten with her. There was
an expression of understanding in Freya's eyes.
"Have a seat."
Freya casually motioned for Nicole to sit opposite to her.
Nicole nodded and silently settled herself down. Her fingers were trembling, but she kept on urging
herself mentally to relax and maintained her composure.
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