The Reunion After Seven Years novel Chapter 133

"For example, birth, death, accidents... Most of the time, we have no say in any of these. All we can do is accept it," Kerr said.

Those were things that people usually had no control over, so it was useless to worry excessively about them.

"I know. What about you? Why did you smoke? What were you thinking when I fell asleep?"

Now that Nicole had calmed down, she recalled Kerr's strange behavior from before.

She had never seen him looking so frustrated. Considering who he was and his status, it seemed impossible for him to get embarrassed or upset.

"Nothing. But I haven't forgotten what you promised me in the office today,"

Kerr reminded her, taking the opportunity to change the subject.

He didn't want to talk about his family affairs and get her worried when there was nothing she could do about them.

To his delight, the plan worked. Nicole blushed immediately and turned to look out of the window, pretending she didn't hear him. Still, his words caused her heart to skip a beat.

With Kerr, it seemed she was no longer afraid of the pain she endured in the past.

To her surprise, instead of bringing her back to the hospital, he had driven her back to the Ning family villa again.

"I know these walls are witnesses of a whole life you've had in here. Although I haven't been a part of it, I can take you back to the past while you share a little of it with me," Kerr said with a smile.

Holding Kerr's hand, Nicole walked back into the villa. Only this time, it didn't break her heart to be there. Instead, she smiled.

"Okay, I'll tell you what happened."

Nicole led Kerr to the second floor and pushed her bedroom door open. Looking at the familiar space, she felt as if she had returned seven years in the past.

It was weird not to find the house filled with her family members and laughter anymore. But now in this place, only her and Kerr.

Yet she was grateful for the man beside her. He made her less lonely.

Picking up an album from the bookcase, Nicole sat in front of her old dresser and spread it out. When she saw the first picture, she pointed at the girl in a pink dress and turned her head, smiling at Kerr.

"This is what I looked like when I was a child. Very cute, right?"

Kerr leaned down behind Nicole and put his hands around her on the dresser. He took a look at the girl in the photo, who was about five or six years old.

The warm smile on the girl's face made Kerr dizzy for a moment. Nicole had a much happier childhood than he did. It could be seen that she had been spoiled while growing up.

"How old were you then?"

He looked down into her eyes.

"Five."

Nicole flipped through the photo album, amazed at how well preserved it was after seven years. Once the Ning Group went bankrupt, the villa was sealed and certain things, they never had the chance to retrieve.

She used to think that those belongings had been thrown away by the new owner of the villa. So she was grateful to see them intact now.

"Why are there only pictures of you by the age of five or younger?"

Kerr found it strange that no photos of Nicole had been taken after she was five years old.

"Because I didn't like to have my picture taken after that anymore."