Nicole could always sense that Zachary treated Avery differently. She was surprised that Avery could
be so silly that she didn't feel anything.
"Nicole is very perceptive. But I haven’t yet told you that I've already planned to skip the formal
engagement party and get married directly."
Zachary's tone was flat and it seemed that he had prepared what to say for a long time. However, his
words were like a blow to Avery. She opened her eyes wide in astonishment.
"What did you say? Zachary, look at what you're doing. You didn't even ask my consent for the
engagement. Now you want to get married without asking for my opinion? What do you think I am?"
Avery couldn't help but be angry. Did Zachary not take her seriously as an adult human being? Didn't
she have the right to consider her own happiness? It was not fair to her at all.
When Nicole saw how angry Avery was, she took Avery by the arm and said, "Let me talk with you
about this later."
She knew that Zachary wasn't inclined to rush things, so he must have had a plan in his mind.
Marriage, after all, was important to Avery. She didn't believe that Zachary wanted to make things
difficult for Avery.
After Nicole's intervention, Avery kept her face turned away from Zachary, and her good mood was
completely crushed. She leaned on the back seat with her arms folded at her chest, and looked out of
the window.
Zachary's face darkened when he glanced at Avery through the rear-view mirror and saw the
displeasure on her face.
A feeling of embarrassment fell upon Nicole. Fortunately, Zachary stopped his car soon thereafter, so
she opened the door and got out of the car. She breathed the fresh air outside in relief.
Such a scene, she felt, was really unsuitable for a pregnant woman.
After they went into a beauty salon, Avery held Nicole‘s hand and seated her at a chair. The employee
who had been waiting in the shop took Nicole to the locker room straightaway.
"Hey, hey, Avery, what on earth are you up to?" Nicole looked at Avery with a bewildered feeling as the
employee led her to the locker room.
"Don't worry. I'll be here waiting for you," Avery assured Nicole, turning around to sit on the sofa. She
grabbed a magazine on the table and started reading it.
She sensed someone approaching her, but she didn't raise her head. She knew that it must be
Zachary.
She turned her face away deliberately. She didn't want to see Zachary at all.
"Don't you want to marry me?" Zachary bent down and put his hand on the armrest of the sofa to
encircle Avery with his arms.
Avery turned around and met Zachary's affectionate eyes. She hesitated, but she didn't have the heart
to refuse him.
Just as she was hesitating, Nicole came back from the locker room.
When Avery heard the noise, she pushed Zachary away instinctively and went to Nicole, feeling guilty.
"You are so beautiful, Nicole!"
Standing in front of the mirror, Nicole looked at the white dress on her body. There were diamonds from
the waist to the bottom hem. She was dazzling.
As Nicole was pregnant, the dress was tailored according to her figure so that she would feel
comfortable.
"Avery, what happened? What day is it today?"
Nicole felt that it couldn't possibly be a coincidence, and she had a vague feeling that Kerr had
something to do with it. But Kerr had seemed perfectly normal the previous night, so she was a little
confused.
Looking at Nicole's puzzled expression, Avery envied her. It must be a wonderful thing to have a
beloved man in her life.
But there was something that Nicole didn't know, which was that Kerr had commissioned this dress to
be tailored for her a long time ago. He had ordered some adjustments to be made recently just
because of her pregnancy.
"You'll know soon. Don't worry, it's all good. Just don't make me tell you yet, otherwise Kerr would
blame me," Avery said.
Nicole became shy when she heard that. She said nothing more and just looked at the dresser and
stylist who were busy around her.
Zachary stood beside Avery, bowed his head and whispered in her ear, "You will have a dress like this
too." Zachary wanted to give everything to Avery.
As a solution to his troubles in the future, Zachary had no choice but to advance their wedding date.
Even though it was a little hasty, he wouldn't let Avery down.
But Avery didn't care. She gave Zachary a stern look and kept a distance from him instinctively.
When everything was ready, Avery left the shop with Nicole. In the car, Nicole's heart raced with
expectation. She knew there would be a surprise, but she wasn't sure what it would be.
It was a street that Nicole was familiar with. She gradually recognized the building in front of her.
With her eyes wide open, Nicole stared in amazement at the scene in front of her. As soon as the car
stopped, she couldn't wait to get out and see all the people in the crowd who were standing in front of
the building. Among them, she saw Kerr at a glance.
There was a slight smile on Kerr's handsome face. He wore a white suit. His angular features were
exceptionally masculine and handsome, but his smile made Nicole feel warm.
As Kerr walked to her, he put his hand gently on her shoulder and said, "Nicole, is this what you want?"
Turning around, Kerr cast his eyes over the big words covered by red cloth above the building.
Following Kerr's gaze, Nicole looked up and saw the red cloth fall down, and the words "The Ning
Group Building" appeared in front of her.
When Nicole looked at the four words that she recognized so well, she couldn't help but shed tears of
joy. This was what she had always hoped to see. She had finally fulfilled her father's last wish.
She covered her mouth to hide her astonishment. "Kerr... Thank you."
She finally knew what the surprise was and she was so grateful to Kerr. She couldn't have asked for a
better gift than this. She flung herself at him, wrapping her arms around his back in a big hug.
She rested her chin on Kerr's shoulder. Tears fell down her face in joy.
"Mommy! I also helped with this!"
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