Kerr gently kissed the corner of Nicole's mouth, stood up, and left.
He went downstairs where he paused for a moment to look at the man and the boy who were playing
international chess in the living room with a leisurely attitude.
"I don't feel like playing this anymore."
With a random push, Harley scattered the pieces across the board—clearly he was about to be
defeated. He looked at Kerr as if pleading with his family member and thought that he finally had a way
out.
"Uncle Su, you were losing the game. You can't break your promise just because I am a child."
Seeing the expression on Harley's face, Jay reminded him earnestly.
"Who said that I was breaking my promise? We can finish the game, but I can't do it now."
With this excuse, Harley looked at Kerr, avoiding Jay's keen eyes.
"What happened? Does your father want to force you to hand over your power?"
It was the logical conclusion. It seemed that all parents liked to use this trick to try and get their way. It
had been the same when Harley had tried to escape from his marriage by going abroad.
"More or less. It's not quite that serious. How is everything going with Ken?"
Kerr had made a mental note of it. Anyway, it was dangerous for either Jay or Nicole to stay here.
Besides, Kerr had his own suspicions about what had happened yesterday.
Hearing this, Harley shrugged his shoulders.
"I have called him. Ken said that everything is fine, but it will take some time. I guess you'll have to deal
with the trouble here, too. There were so many coincidences last night."
After returning last night, Harley had carefully reflected on the whole event. There were just too many
things that happened for it to be circumstantial, which probably meant that someone had set everything
up.
While he considered this, Kerr picked up the cup from the table and took a sip of water.
"This matter somehow concerns the He family. I don't think it is that simple. I have asked Jared to look
into it. I have something else for you to do."
Kerr knew that the road ahead would be filled with difficulties, but no matter what, he couldn't let
anyone take Nicole away from him. Besides, he wanted to do something to surprise her.
"What about Harrow? Why isn't he here with you?"
In the past, no matter what happened to Harley, Harrow would never leave him alone. But Kerr realized
that he hadn't seen Harrow in quite some time.
Hearing Kerr's question, Harley felt guilty, and his face turned a deeper red. He lowered his head to
hide the emotions on his face. After a moment of silence, he hesitated and thought of how to explain it.
He still held a lot of doubts in his heart, but he did not expect such serious consequences. If he knew
this would have happened, he would not have slackened off that day.
"Where is Harrow?" Kerr asked again.
He frowned slightly. In all the time he had known Harley, he had seldom seen such an expression on
his face. Kerr was surprised to see it now, and upon reflection realized that he hadn't seen Harrow at all
recently.
Ever since Harrow had been with Harley, he had never left him.
At the mention of Harrow, Harley's eyes grew dim. He sighed and refused to look at Kerr.
"He left. When I went to find Harrow, he had left me a letter, but he was gone."
Kerr's face darkened. He looked grimly at Harley.
"Find him. Maybe he knows something we don't."
Kerr couldn't believe that Harrow's leaving was coincidental. It seemed unlikely that Harrow was willing
to leave Harley, and it meant that someone had to be threatening Harrow behind their backs. Although
Kerr could guess who that person might be, he still needed verification.
Looking up at Kerr, Harley nodded in agreement.
Jay had been silently sitting with a chess piece in his hand as he watched Kerr. It seemed a larger
game was afoot.
In the bedroom, Nicole was still caught up in a dream.
Nicole seemed to be walking along an endless road. She looked ahead, but there was nothing to be
seen.
"Kerr? Jay?"
she called out for the two most important people in her life, but the only response she got was an
empty echo.
Suddenly, a beam of light appeared ahead. She subconsciously raised her hand to block out the bright
light. Slowly, her eyes adapted to the light. When she opened them again, she saw her parents
standing not far away.
She ran to them and tried to take their hands, but no matter how fast she ran, they would only move
further and further out of reach.
"Dad... Mom..."
She tried her best to hold onto them somehow, clutching her hands in her dream.
With a nervous look in his eyes, Kerr gripped Nicole's hand as she slept.
"Nicole, wake up. You are only dreaming."
Kerr gently squeezed and shook Nicole's shoulder as he tried to rid her of her nightmares.
She awoke with a start, and tears ran from her eyes. When she saw Kerr, she was relieved, though
sweat beaded on her forehead.
"What did you dream of that was freaking you out like that?"
He held Nicole in his arms as he comforted her. He wanted desperately to comfort her.
"I dreamed of my parents. I never found out why the Ning Group suddenly went bankrupt. Sunny was
right. I have always longed to one day rebuild the Ning Group. It was one of my wishes, but not at the
cost of selling the Gu Group,"
Nicole gazed at Kerr, and she said this frankly.
Since they had decided to be together, they would have to face the future together. Therefore, Nicole
had to share her true thoughts with Kerr.
"I know. I trust you."
Then he looked at her, kissed her forehead gently, and made up his mind. But he didn't reveal any of
this to her. In fact, he had already made this decision last night, but now he was even more determined.
Seeing the trust in Kerr's eyes, Nicole felt relieved, and her restless heart gradually eased down.
"What are you going to do about Gregory Song and Fiona Zhao?"
She felt that last night must have been a sort of set-up. When Kerr had told her that he was going to
deal with them, she didn't even think about it. But now she felt sure that they knew something about
what had happened.
"Leave them to me. Don't worry."
As soon as Kerr said this, his phone rang in his pocket. Looking at the Caller ID on the screen, he
released Nicole's hand, and got up from the bedside to answer the call.
Kerr didn't say anything, but he just listened to the voice from the other end.
Nicole looked at Kerr's back with doubtful eyes.
"Got it," he finally said.
After ending the call, he looked into Nicole's eyes, and walked back to her.
"I have something to deal with at the company. I'll come back later. You stay here at home and don't go
out. I'll send someone to protect you and Jay here."
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