The Reunion After Seven Years

Chapter 172 Take His Place

Harley shook his head helplessly as he looked at Kerr's paralyzed body. In fact, he wasn't very sure how well Kerr's health was going to evolve. Although Kerr wasn't in danger now, the situation wasn't optimistic at all.

"I believe that he will wake up. After all, there is someone he can't let go, and his will to survive is quite strong. I guess it's only a matter of time."

He decided to console Nicole this way, and was also looking forward to seeing a good ending for Kerr in his heart.

Hearing that, Nicole looked at the pale face of Kerr and raised her hand to gently stroke his side face. She tried to hold back her tears and didn't let them fall.

She knew what Harley said was right, and it wasn't the time to be fragile. She believed that Kerr would fight for his life until the end.

"Thank you for saying that, Harley. But I need to know something. What could the worst outcome be?"

Nicole took a deep breath and got ready for Harley's honest response.

"The worst result is that he may be in a vegetative state—he will forever be asleep."

Harley looked at Kerr and didn't intend to hide anything from Nicole. No matter what the reason why Nicole asked such a question was, he had no purpose to hide the truth from her. And even if he didn't know Nicole well enough, he should believe in Kerr's judgment.

Nicole stared at the ceiling and lifted the quilt.

"Wait Miss Ning. What are you doing?"

Harley reached out Nicole and held her.

"I need to go to the bathroom." There was only a minor injury on her arm, which did not affect her normal pace. She was just a bit weak, but she could still walk on her own.

Harley helped Nicole to the bathroom's door and closed it. When he was about to leave, he heard the heartbreaking sobbing behind the door.

He was shocked. Nicole didn't seem to be affected by what happened to Kerr a few minutes ago, but he realized that she held back the tears all the time. Nicole felt nothing in that moment but fear in her heart.

Leaning against the door of the bathroom, Nicole's body slowly slid down and finally fell to the ground. She covered her mouth tightly as her tears streamed down her face.

She could only give herself one more chance to be weak. After leaving here, she had to be strong on behalf of Kerr since there were a lot of important things waiting for her to deal with.

Later on, Nicole stood up and felt dizzy because of the crying. She put her hand on the wash basin, turned on the tap and splashed cold water on her face, which woke her up a bit and made her a little more sober.

She took a deep breath and walked out of the bathroom.

Hearing the sound of the door opening behind him, Harley turned around and saw Nicole's red and swollen eyes, which proved that what he just heard was not an illusion. He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say to comfort her.

"I'm fine. You shouldn't worry about me. I will be fine before Kerr wakes up."

It seemed that she was talking to Harley and reminding herself about Kerr's state at the same.

The corners of Nicole's mouth rose slightly. She smiled bitterly and deliberately ignored the fear in her heart. She could only force herself not to show weakness.

"Nicole, you have been pregnant for a month now. Your condition is quite fragile at the moment, so you must be extremely careful if you want to keep the baby."

Harley frowned and looked at Nicole with concern in his eyes. Kerr had not woken up yet, but she was pregnant at this time. The only thing that Harley wanted was to let Nicole know that she wasn't alone in this.

Nicole could not help but open her eyes as she heard Harley's words. Her hand unconsciously covered on her lower abdomen. There was indeed a small life inside of her belly! It turned out that it was not an illusion of her.

"I know. This is Kerr's child. Whatever happens from now on, I will keep this baby safe. Actually, I want to be alone with Kerr for a while."

Nicole looked at Harley with gratitude. She was at ease with Harley at this time.

Harley simply nodded and walked out of the ward, leaving the miserable couple alone.

As soon as he left, he saw Kim who had been standing at the door. Leaning against the wall, Harley looked serious.

Kim stepped forward and asked as he looked at Harley. "Did you tell Miss Ning what happened to the Gu Group?"

For reasons that were still unknown, Moore went directly to the board of directors when Kerr suffered the terrible accident. Obviously, he wanted to replace Kerr during the period when he was absent.

Unfortunately, it was impossible for Kerr to show up in the Gu Group. Kim looked worried. Kerr's mother had called him many times to remind Kerr that she wanted Kerr to go back, but no one dared to tell her the truth of Kerr's current situation.

They had blocked the news immediately when Kerr was in trouble. The outsiders only knew that he wasn't available to appear in the Gu Group, but they didn't know that Kerr was in terrible danger.

"No, I didn't. We have to give them some time as a matter of respect. She is pregnant now. I'm afraid that too much pressure will have an impact on her baby."

Even though Harley was worried about the Gu Group as well, he knew clearly that the safety of Nicole was the only thing to protect in Kerr's heart. Therefore, Harley decided to tell her later.

Kim knew that Harley's response would be as considerate as it was, so he said nothing to him.

Meanwhile in the ward, the couple was having a moment of peace.

Sitting next to Kerr, Nicole held his hand with a warm smile on her face.

"Kerr, we have a baby. This is our second baby. I know you won't be cruel to leave us alone. I will give you time. You've been through worse scenarios before and you always get through it. You just need to have a good rest.

I'm going to let you sleep now, but you have to promise me something. You will wake up and stay with me when the baby is born, okay? You missed Jay's birth. You don't want to miss it a second time, do you?

By the way, you mustn't worry about me. I will be fine. I won't let anyone hurt our baby." Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Nicole put her head on his chest so that she could hear his heartbeat.

Kerr was the one that would usually protect Nicole. Nevertheless, it was her time to protect him now.

Nicole grabbed Kerr's hand and gently placed it on her stomach as she kept smiling at him.

"Can you feel the baby? I can't believe that I have a seed inside of me that came from both of us. We are to blame for being so careless that we almost hurt it though. Just imagine how the baby will be. Will it be a boy? Will it be a girl? I know you will definitely know and tell me when you wake up. When I finally give birth to the baby, we'll be holding our hands. I know that."