Nicole was getting used to this routine. So, after she kissed Kerr's forehead, she left the villa.
Jared was already waiting in the car. The moment she got inside, she noticed the strange look on his
face. "What do you want to ask? Go ahead." She knew that Jared was worried about what happened
last night.
"You and Mr. Fang?" Jared was aware this was a rude question to be asked, but he still wanted to
know the answer in Kerr's behalf.
Looking at him, Nicole calmly replied, "He's getting married. Maybe I'll get an invitation today." In her
heart, she had always taken Baron as a good friend to her, so she wished to give him her blessing.
Even though she never expected that he would get married before she did.
Jared, however, chose not to comment on what she said. Instead, he looked ahead and drove the rest
of the way to the Gu Group in silence.
Once they arrived at the company, Nicole checked her watch, and it was already time to attend the
meeting. Therefore, she went straight to the conference room.
After taking her seat, she studied the data shown on her laptop and couldn't help looking astonished.
There had been a large mistake in the project before, for which she hadn't found a solution yet.
However, now everything seemed to have been handled.
"Miss Ning, you sent an email to us last night, and we've revised the paper according to your
comments. Today, I would like to explain to you the revised plan,"
the project director told her.
Nicole was shocked at the man's words, but she didn't show it. Discreetly, she opened her mailbox and
found the e-mail that had been sent out. She was definitely puzzled to confirm its authenticity.
Last night, she had no time to revise the plan, but looking at the proposal in front of her, she also had
no idea who might be behind it and to what end. Was it to help her or just the Gu Group?
Raising her head, she listened as the director started his presentation. When he was done, she was
quite satisfied with everything they discussed and ended the meeting soon afterward.
Meanwhile, Jared had got the wedding invitation from the Fang Group.
When Nicole came back from the meeting, she saw it on her desk and couldn't help looking conflicted.
She wasn't sure whether she should feel happy or sad for Baron anymore.
She opened the invitation and found out that there was only Kerr's name in it. A bitter smile curved
Nicole's lips. Maybe Baron didn't want her to attend the wedding after all.
"Jared, prepare a great present for Baron in mine and Kerr's name, please." Baron meant a lot to
Nicole, so she must give her blessing to him.
Jared looked intently at Nicole but soon realized that he might be trying too hard to read between the
lines. Shaking his head to disperse his thoughts, he nodded and did as she said.
Since that day, as expected, Baron hadn't come to see Nicole anymore. Yet Sunny had once shown up
to ask about Kerr's whereabouts only to have her expectations frustrated by Jared, who had stopped
her from walking inside the company.
As time flew quickly by them, the wedding day soon came. Nicole wore a dress she had prepared
herself in advance. For some reason, she had a feeling that Kerr wouldn't wake up in time to do it for
her or to accompany her to the event.
Anyway, she still asked Jared to get a suit for Kerr. However, looking at it now hanging in the room only
brought more disappointment in her heart.
"If only you could go with me. Our wedding is so far away, it would be good to go together to someone
else's before our own," Nicole murmured, sitting beside Kerr.
But he just slept soundly without giving her an answer.
Nicole sighed. "If you don't wake up, I'll get married to someone else." There was a hint of anger in her
words, but once she realized this wouldn't get a reaction out of Kerr, she stood up and walked out of
the room.
What she failed to notice was that by the time she turned around, one of Kerr's fingers moved slightly
on the edge of the bed.
Sometime later, Nicole was in the car, looking out of the window in deep thought.
"Miss Ning, I got the news this morning that Harold and the bodyguards were attacked abroad.
Fortunately, we were ready, and they suffered no harm."
When Jared heard about the attack, he was shocked to learn that Nicole's plan had worked
successfully. But it was clear now that Moore wouldn't let go of Kerr.
Nicole smiled triumphantly to Jared's news. She was glad that she had thought ahead of Moore.
Otherwise, how could have Kerr faced such a dangerous situation in his current state?
"Ask them to protect themselves. I also want you to find evidence against Moore as soon as possible.
We can't keep taking such high risks until someone ends up dead for real." There was no way Nicole
would allow this to happen again.
In fact, Nicole didn't want to cause harm to anyone, but she also couldn't let the people she cared
about keep getting hurt.
"I know, Miss Ning. Don't worry." Before these past events, Jared had never thought that a delicate
woman like Nicole would look so calm in the face of such dangerous situations.
When the car stopped in front of the Fang Group's hotel, Nicole glanced at the entrance and saw a
huge photo of a man and a woman hanging. The couple certainly seemed perfect for each other, but
Nicole assumed they were probably just photoshopped together to look like that.
She walked towards the banquet hall and realized this was the second time she was there. Although
her first embarrassing experience was still vivid in her mind, she didn't care about it anymore.
She soon found Baron and Maggie greeting the guests at the door. However, the moment Baron's eyes
met Nicole's, his face immediately became dim. "You're here."
Baron hadn't had the guts to invite Nicole. He thought that even if she didn't do or say anything, he
might flee the wedding if he saw her there.
Maggie looked at Baron and noticed that his eyes were fixed on Nicole, so she wrapped a hand around
his arm and smiled at her.
"Miss Ning, long time no see. Thank you for coming. Why didn't Mr. Gu come with you?" Maggie looked
kind of embarrassed. She didn't think she would forget the name of Nicole Ning for the rest of her life.
After all, this was the same name Baron couldn't stop thinking about, even at night when he was in his
dreams.
"Kerr has gone on a business trip, so he asked me to send you our best wishes. Congratulations on
your wedding!" Despite sensing the hostility in Maggie's tone, Nicole gave her a gentle smile along with
her regards.
Taking a step forward, Nicole looked at Baron and said, "You're my good friend, Baron, so I want to
congratulate you on your wedding today. I hope you'll live up to the faith I've always had on you."
Nicole reminded Baron. Even if he gave up this wedding and all else for her today, she would never
choose to be with him.
Baron gave Nicole a single nod, understanding the meaning behind her words. And for the first time, he
took the initiative to hold Maggie's hand.
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