Chapter 10 Kill It In The Cradle


    "Thank you for helping me out today, Mr. Gu. I wish you a good evening."


    Nicole tried to squeeze out a smile, but her cheek ached in pain. "Ouch!" she cried out instinctively,


    which was noticed by Kerr.


    He held her hand just when she was about to get out of the car. Nicole was surprised by the sudden


    contact, and was even more puzzled when she saw a glint of warmth in his eyes. She thought she was


    imagining things.


    "Where are you going if you''re not going home?"


    He scanned their surroundings and noticed a pharmacy nearby. It suddenly dawned on him that Nicole


    wanted to go inside the pharmacy.


    "I can''t go home like this. Jay will worry about me," answered Nicole softly.


    When her gaze met the concerned eyes of Kerr, she was slightly stunned. The warmth of his hand on


    hers made her a little ufortable. This was the second time that Kerr took her hand today.


    Kerr gave a signal to the driver. The driver unfastened his seat belt, got out of the car and walked


    towards the pharmacy.


    Now that they were left alone in the car, Nicole felt even more embarrassed and ufortable. She


    tried hard to think of words to say to break the heavy silence between them.


    "Mr. Gu, won''t members of the Chu Group think we are insincere because we left the event early? I''ll


    go to their headquarters and exin it to them tomorrow. I don''t want my personal affairs to affect the


    prospects of thepany."


    She looked at him earnestly.


    Since what happened today was her fault, she would bravely take the responsibility and be responsible


    for the consequences.


    "You''d better worry about yourself rather than the partnership. I don''t want my employees to be


    the focus of attention tomorrow."


    There was a sense of helplessness in Kerr''s eyes when he said that. He was obviously concerned


    about her, but he didn''t want to be outspoken about it.


    His tone surprised Nicole. Just now, he sounded like Jay. In other words, she finally knew whom Jay


    inherited his character from.


    Jay had told her the same thing on her first day to work.


    "I understand. Don''t worry, Mr. Gu."


    Kerr noticed a chilling politeness in Nicole''s words and manner. He didn''t know that she was keeping


    her distance from him on purpose.


    The driver came back with the ointment shortly. Looking at Kerr''s expression through the rear-view


    mirror, the driver immediately understood what he had to do. He handed the items to Kerr, got off the


    car and walked away to enjoy the stars in the night sky.


    "I can do it myself," quipped Nicole while averting her gaze.


    Kerr opened the ointment and squeezed a small amount on the tip of his forefinger. When he was


    about to apply it on Nicole''s face, she turned her face to the opposite side and made an attempt to


    snatch the ointment from his hands. Unintentionally, she met his gaze and saw the worried look on his


    eyes.


    "Come here," he patted the spot beside him.


    He talked to her in soothing voice.


    Still stunned by his words and actions, she had no choice but to scoot closer to him. She turned the


    swollen side of her face towards him and avoided eye contact. She could feel his cool fingers gently


    touch her face which was a stark contrast to the burning sensation in her chest.


    She knew that Kerr was being kind and considerate of her. It was her first time being this close to him,


    so she couldn''t help but blush. She could only pray that her red cheeks were not noticeable in the dim


    light of the car.


    "Do you leave your child alone at home when you go to work?" Kerr asked suddenly.


    Earlier, he noticed that she was nervous. She was avoiding his gaze and sping her hands tightly. He


    thought that she must be hurt because of the swelling on her face, so he tried to divert her attention


    from the pain.


    But to his surprise, the mention of her child made her even more nervous.


    "Oh, he''s already a primary school student. Usually, I go home on time and apany him after work.


    Do you like children, Mr. Gu?"


    She tried to sound him out. She didn''t know why he suddenly asked about Jay, but she clearly


    remembered how indifferent he was when he asked another woman to abort his child.


    If Kerr had known seven years ago that she was carrying his child, he would have given her arge


    sum to shut her up. He would have asked her to abort the baby.


    How could such a person like her bear his child? However, she never regretted having Jay, as she had


    loved him the moment sheid her eyes on him as a baby. Thinking of this, she couldn''t thank Kerr


    enough for bringing Jay into her life.


    "I don''t have a child, so I don''t know if I like children or not."


    Growing up, Kerr never had a child by his side, so he had no idea what children were like. His first


    thought about them was that they were needy and troublesome.


    "Of course not. You killed them all in the cradle,"


    Nicole muttered in a very low voice. Her eyes were filled with contempt. Powerful people like Kerr were


    indeed cold-blooded and ruthless.


    "What did you say?"


    He only saw her lips move so he didn''t hear what she was saying.


    "Nothing. I''m fine now." Nicole tried to change the topic.


    Her face was no longer painful and swollen like before, so she pushed his hand away from her face


    and returned to her former seat.


    Before Kerr could say anything, the phone inside Nicole''s pocket rang.


    It was Jay.


    "It''s already twenty past nine."


    When she picked up the phone, she heard Jay''s voice. It was obvious in the boy''s tone that his


    patience was running out.


    Jay lived a regr life and he always followed his schedule. He went to bed at 9:30 every night.


    However, Nicole promised toe back before his bed time, so he called to remind her of her promise.


    Nicole was a very honest girl, and she always made it a point to set a good example to Jay.


    "Really? I''m already near the gate of themunity, so I''ll be home soon."


    When she raised her wrist and looked at her watch, it was indeed nearly half past nine. To keep her


    promise to Jay, she wasted no time opening the door to get out of the car. She was a little anxious to


    bete that she forgot to thank Kerr and say goodbye to him.


    "Good night," Kerr spoke softly.


    He didn''t stop Nicole from leaving. Her mind was preupied with going home and she didn''t hear his


    voice. The only response heard by Kerr was the sound of the closing door.


    Suddenly, Kerr''s face darkened and his eyes turned cold.


    No one had ever dared to ignore his words. Well, Nicole was the first one to do so.


    Nicole didn''t hear Kerr''s ''good night'', but Jay heard it clearly on the other end of the phone.


    Jay was a clever boy. He recognized at once that it was not Baron''s voice.


    He sat up from the bed and lifted the quilt. Without enough time to put on his slippers, he ran to the


    balcony with his short legs.


    However, when he looked at the direction where Nicole ran from, there was nothing. He was a little


    disappointed.


    It seemed that a new man hade for his mother. He must pay more attention to her now.


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    Soon, the sound of the door opening was heard from the entrance. Before Nicole could finish changing


    her shoes, a small figure rushed over and hugged her waist tightly.


    Fortunately, the light was turned off so Jay couldn''t see her swollen face.


    "Why haven''t you gone to bed?"


    Nicole bent down and hugged her little body. Then, she kicked off her high heels and walked towards


    Jay''s bedroom.


    He put his head on her shoulder, and his arms wrapped around her neck tightly. He hanged on her like


    a ko.