The Reunion After Seven Years novel Chapter 196

"If you take these shares, you wouldn't have to worry about dealing with any threats from Moore. The Gu Group will perform smoothly without him and you won't be troubled anymore," Freya added.

She wanted the old Kerr back, the one before he met Nicole. If he accepted the shares, Nicole would be out of the picture as per their agreement. But she wasn't sure if she could trust Nicole to stay true to her word.

Kerr raised his eyes to meet his mother's gaze. Freya looked back at him, her expression as puzzled and ridden with worry as ever. It saddened him to bring out these emotions in her but he did what he had to do. Declining these shares was the only solution as he saw it.

"Can you please not look so worried?" he implored. "I'm doing the right thing and this is what I want for myself! I know how to manage the group and no one will take my place as the CEO until I decide to step down.

All I'm asking is for you to not get involved in my personal affairs. Whom I choose to be with is my decision and I have chosen Nicole. This decision is final.

From now on, all I want to do is take care of her and Jay."

He expressed this to Freya with such finality that there seemed to be nothing with which she could counter him. His choice was crystal clear to her.

His choice of Nicole had been certain before, and her support and determination to be by his side through his coma, solidified his faith in her.

He believed sincerely that nothing he could ever do for her would even compare to the care and love she showed for him. Now, however, he finally had an opportunity to reciprocate her feelings and nothing would change his mind. He would stand by her as resolutely as she had stood by him.

He wouldn't let her down.

Freya took a few deep, long breaths. She could not form the words fit to express her shock and confusion. According to her, Kerr was giving up a lot more than he was settling for and this didn't seem to faze him one bit.

Any other person in their right mind would lunge at the opportunity of holding those shares. His indifference disturbed her.

"Kerr, are you hearing yourself? Are you sure you understand the implications of what you're saying? You don't seem to realize the value of these shares. You wouldn't be saying any of this if you did."

There was so much exasperation in her words and yet, she was unable to fully express what she felt. Kerr never required much of her attention growing up. He had always been able to take care of himself, he was smart enough for that. It was in his blood to become the next head of the Gu Group and he would do it well. Or at least, that was what she had believed up until now.

It was at this moment that she realized that everything she thought she knew about her son was wrong. All of a sudden he seemed like a complete stranger to her and this left her at a loss for words.

Freya's words seemed to have no effect on him as he stared back at her, expressionless.

"I have said what I had to say and there's nothing you can do to change my mind. So, unless you would like to discuss another matter with me, I would like to leave. I have a lot of work to catch up on that I missed during my business trip."

Kerr stood up to make his way up the stairs but was met with Nicole, at the foot of the staircase. He stopped in his tracks and wondered how much of the conversation she had heard.

"I think you should at least consider what your mother is saying. She says it only out of love and concern."

There seemed to be no worry, but only love in her words as she moved towards him. Her smile was small, but meaningful as she had overheard the entire conversation between mother and son.

Everything she went through during his coma seemed but a hiccup in her life now. If anything, she felt glad for having been there for him.

Kerr's love for her and their children was certain and she always knew that he would give up anything for their sake.

Kerr was taken aback by her response, hurt even.