It was a peaceful moment. Nicole smiled in contentment as she looked at Jay, who was reading a book
quietly not far away.
"Jay's reading a book right now, and I’m with him. Aren't you busy?"
Jay was happily immersed in his book, so she didn't want to disturb him. She stood up and was about
to leave the study with her mobile phone in her hand, but Jay stopped her before she could take
another step.
Jay knew that Kerr was the person on the other end of the line, so he'd been paying attention to her
since she answered the phone.
"Mommy, it's already eleven o'clock now. That's the time when a pregnant woman should take some
vitamins. Let's go and eat some fruit together. You should avoid the cell phone radiation. It's not good
for the baby. Come on, Mommy, don't talk to him anymore."
Jay spoke loudly on purpose, hoping that the old man on the other end of the phone would hang up
quickly.
When Kerr heard Jay's voice, he understood right away that the little boy was deliberately making
trouble. He was thrown off-guard, but he went straight to the point. "I have a dinner party tonight. I
might come home a little late.
I'll pick you up in the evening so that you can come with me."
Kerr wanted her to accompany him to the party. He was proud of his beautiful wife.
Nicole was about to agree, but suddenly Jay interrupted them.
"Mommy has my little sister inside of her now and she's really tired. Going to parties isn't good for her
right now." Jay and Kerr could hear each other's voices clearly.
"Don't you have any common sense? Humph, is that the way you protect my mommy?" Jay added,
making a face at the phone.
Kerr's face darkened with annoyance at Jay's fussy provocation. Of course he knew that Nicole should
take it easy. But he just wanted to be with his wife.
He wouldn't make anything difficult for Nicole as long as she was by his side. To hear a child lecturing
him made him feel really helpless. It was quite a challenge to deal with this little fellow.
"Never mind. You can stay with him this evening. But you have to let him go to bed by himself tonight.
I'll go there by myself. There will be a surprise in the afternoon."
Kerr was pretty sure that Nicole would listen to Jay, so he made this compromise to spare her feelings.
"Okay. Come back early, dear. Don't drink too much wine." Nicole smiled as she imagined the helpless
look on Kerr's face at that moment. It occurred to her that her son was the only person in the world who
could make Kerr look like that.
Jay was about to raise a loud objection once more. But when he saw Nicole hanging up the phone, his
big eyes opened wide and he looked at his mother pathetically.
"Mommy, you want me to sleep alone?"
He didn't want Kerr to be the only one to take care of Nicole.
Nicole took his hand and went downstairs with him, smiling sweetly.
"I'm sorry to make you sleep alone, but you're a big boy already and you need to learn to go to bed by
yourself. Do you understand? Otherwise, people will think you're still just a baby.
You want to grow up and protect me, right? If you want to be a man, you must learn to sleep in the
darkness alone first."
In fact, she really did believe this was for Jay's own good. After all, he was growing up and it was
important for him to become gradually more independent.
"Yes, I’m a real man, so I will protect you, Mommy."
Jay promised his mother, but he was still trying to think of a way to separate her from Kerr.
Nicole was happy to hear Jay's obedient answer, and she smiled at him.
In the Gu Group
As Jared walked out of Kerr's office, he saw Lily still in her chair, packing up her things. So he walked
over to her.
"I've handed over your resignation to Mr. Gu. What do you plan to do next?"
Lily shook her head when she heard this. It was a good question after all. Where should she go next,
anyway? But she had no idea, because she just wanted to get away from Moore as quickly as possible.
"Mr. Gu has offered the position of Miss Ning's personal attendant, if you want. You're well acquainted
with her, and in her present condition she needs someone she can trust as a helper. If you want to
accept the job, you can move into the Gu's villa today."
Jared waited for Lily's response.
Lily looked up and it looked like Jared was perfectly serious. However, she wasn't sure about it, and
she frowned slightly in hesitation.
"Don't worry. Mr. Gu will treat you well. It's a good opportunity for you, Lily. If you don't have any other
plans, I'd say it's probably the best choice for you."
Lily was still hesitant. When she looked up, she saw Moore at the door of Kerr's office. Her eyes
flashed with panic, and the water glass in her hand almost fell to the ground.
Looking in the direction of Lily's gaze, Jared turned and saw that Moore was entering Kerr's office. He
wasn't surprised at all, since he was the one who told Moore that Kerr wanted to meet him.
"Lily? What's on your mind?"
He extended his hand and waved it in front of Lily's eyes.
"Ah! Okay then. I will go to Nicole later."
From the look in Moore's eyes just now, Lily knew that even if she resigned, she wouldn't escape his
control. But she might be able to avoid him if she stayed in Kerr’s house.
Jared gave her the address of Kerr's villa. Lily finished packing up her things, said goodbye to Jared
and went straight to the villa.
The moment Nicole saw Lily, she knew exactly what Kerr had meant when he spoke about a surprise
that afternoon. She was deeply touched, and felt joy and gratitude from the bottom of her heart.
"Lily, I'm so happy to have you with me here. I won't feel bored anymore from now on! You can stay
here in one of our guest rooms. I'll prepare the best one for you. Oh, by the way, why did you resign?"
Although Lily had no special talents, she was a good and well-behaved worker. Nicole liked her for that.
"Since you don't work in the Gu Group anymore, I feel no desire to stay there. Besides, Mr. Kerr Gu
doesn't need a female assistant anymore. He only loves you."
Lily was envious of Nicole because of how deeply Kerr loved her. She was amazed that a man like
Kerr, a man with such high status, would treat a woman with such deep sincerity.
Nicole was always a little shy to hear other people talking about how Kerr was so good to her, but it
made her happy at the same time.
After Lily had settled in, it was already dark outside. In the bedroom, Nicole was lying on the bed and
reading the file in her hand. She had accepted this project when she took over the company on Kerr's
behalf, so she wanted to complete it on her own.
Fortunately, she was free at home, so she had plenty of time to study it.
Knock, knock, knock!
There was a knock on the door. Nicole got out of bed and opened the door, and she saw Jay standing
at the door. Wondering what was up, she gave a slight frown.
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