The Reunion After Seven Years

Chapter 160 I Choose To Trust Him

There weren't any changes in Nicole's expression after what Avery said. Retrieving the documents from her friend's hand, Nicole looked at them and took a deep breath.

"Let's go find Baron," Nicole said decisively.

Avery nodded in response and followed Nicole out of the villa.

Once they got to the coffee shop, Nicole picked up a spoon and stirred her coffee gently despite the concerned look on her face.

"Nicole, what are you going to do? I think... Well, you're in a serious relationship with Kerr, right? If this is true, then you..."

Avery wanted to be careful with her words. She realized how upset her friend must be at the moment, but sooner or later, Nicole would have to face the reality of the facts.

"I'm not sure yet. It's not as simple as it looks. Whether it's true or not, the only thing I know now is that someone intentionally used this information to create a conflict between Kerr and me, hoping that I would leave him as soon as possible."

Nicole thought it over and came to the conclusion that the timing this dossier got into her hands was too convenient. Despite her initial suspicions, she worked with Kerr long enough to know how he managed his business.

Also, there had never been any animosity between her family and his. Therefore, as much as the news was shocking to her, she didn't see a reason for Kerr to deliberately harm the Ning Group like those documents suggested. Instead, she chose to believe him.

"You are right. Otherwise, this kind of information wouldn't have come out of thin air just now. But why are you still here looking for Baron then?"

Avery assumed Nicole had come to Baron to check the content she had received, but if Nicole chose to believe Kerr, then why were they here?

She couldn't understand.

Nicole put down the spoon and met Avery's gaze.

"I realize you don't understand it, but I know that regardless of the source of this information, someone out there knows I was investigating my family's bankruptcy and has what I need.

So if I want to get to the bottom of this, I have to know exactly what happened in the past."

Nicole's tone was sober even under these circumstances. Perhaps due to Kerr's love for her, she felt safe and could easily believe him no matter what.

With a faint smile on her lips, she couldn't help remembering the earnest look Kerr usually wore in his face.

Avery admired Nicole even more for her happiness.

After a while, Baron finally walked past the coffee shop door.

When he saw Nicole's smile, he felt happy for her but also upset for himself.

"Hi, Nicole. Miss Lin."

Baron greeted them both with a polished grin before taking the seat opposite to Nicole.

"So what's up? I heard about the Gu Group's celebration party. I was worried that you might not get used to the life of an unemployed. But as it seems I was wrong. Obviously, you're now happier than ever."

The news about Nicole's dismissal on the party spread fast. But only the people present knew about what went down with Jay and his paternity issue.

"Don't make fun of me. How could you know what I feel like? But that's not what I'm here to discuss. Actually, there is something I want to ask you about."

Nicole's smile faded as she pushed the dossier on the table towards Baron. Then she signaled for him to open it.

"Please check it out."

Baron opened the dossier and sternly looked into it. With a frown, he put the documents down and met Nicole's eyes.

"How did you get this information?"

In fact, none of it was new to Baron. The information he found in the past was similar to this one, but he chose to keep it from Nicole after she fell in love with Kerr. He just didn't want this to bring her any more pain.

Nicole noticed Baron's reaction and sighed knowingly.

"Is any of this real? Baron, you don't have to hide anything from me."

Nicole knew that Baron would spare her from whatever he could in order for her to be happy. But at this moment, she just wanted the truth.

"What I investigated matches this information. The Gu Group seems to have a delicate connection to the Ning Group's bankruptcy. At that time, Kerr had just taken over the Gu Group. Maybe because he was young and impulsive, he could have played a part in it."

Baron never thought that one day he would be creating excuses for Kerr for Nicole's sake.

But he only did this because he knew Kerr was the only one who could make her happy in this world.

"I didn't find this out myself. It was delivered to me earlier today. I believe someone had this prepared specially for me, but it's difficult to prove its authenticity."

As she spoke, she noticed a familiar figure slowly stepping inside the coffee shop. When he approached the table, she offered him a faint smile. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

"Didn't you say that you would be good at home?"

Kerr looked serious and sounded accusing, but he didn't really have the heart to blame her for anything.

Actually, when he first got Jay's phone call he was worried. Lately, Kerr couldn't rest assured whenever Nicole was out of his sight.

It didn't pass Nicole the dissatisfaction in his tone, so she smiled and stretched out a hand for him.

Without any hesitation, Kerr took Nicole's small hand in his. The mere touch of her skin had an easing effect on him.

"Something came up, so I went out with Avery. But everything is fine now. So would you join me somewhere else?"

Standing up, Nicole looked into Kerr's eyes and made up her mind.

She then turned to Baron and Avery, and said, "I have to go now, but don't worry about me. I'll take care of it. Talk to you later."

Hand in hand with Kerr, she left the cafe by his side.

Once they were settled in Kerr's car, Nicole looked at him amusedly as he had his hands in the steering wheel.

"You are a little different today. What happened?"

Kerr didn't look at Nicole, but he knew she had a smile on her face. Even so, there was still something on her mind that was unknown to him.