Chapter 407 Do You Love Me After Nicole's words, a heavy silence i enveloped the room.

I Smiling, Roscoe said, "Nicole, I can see that you care about me." Nicole seemed to be unaware that whenever she lied, she unconsciously pinched the nail of her index finger.

Roscoe couldn't help but smile upon noticing this. Realizing that she was deliberately provoking him, an act out of her care for him, he felt a surge of happiness so intense that his heart nearly leaped out of his chest.

Nicole was stunned. She hadn't expected that Roscoe wouldn't believe her words at all. With reddened eyes, she uttered with a cold determination, "Don't do all those useless things. You

I know that I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself!" Nicole couldn't comprehend why Roscoe had abandoned his medical I career to return to the notorious Watts I family.

I Nicole had harbored suspicions about Roscoe's true identity long before.

During his time abroad, Roscoe was invariably shadowed by bodyguards.

Since they did not seem to be hired by Roscoe himself, it could only mean that he was from a wealthy background where his mere identity required protection.

Nicole had kept an ear out in her social circle, and heard whispers that Doreen favored the newly returned illegitimate son of the Watts family. However, she hadn't expected it to be Roscoe.

The Watts family's reputation was

tarnished, engulfed in a mire of . scandals.

Roscoe was so pure that Nicole had the inexplicable desire to shield him from \ all of it.

I ( "I won't do anything useless." Aware that this wasn't a good place to talk, Roscoe dropped his voice to a murmur.

shake of her head, Nicole whispered back, "I won't be there." Roscoe was accustomed to her rejection and the sting of disappointment, and the smile on his face remained unyielding. "Then I'll be there every night

on, "I noticed the ginger in your porridge earlier. It's

don't eat it. And don't forget to take your

be any

tears with his thumb. As his fingers wiped away the

voice carried a subdued but unmistakable joy. "You don't need to answer. Time will tell." Once more,

say anything that would crush his

and said in a resolute tone, "Nicole, give me some I time. I'll grow up." He pledged to I : § I evolve into the partner Nicole needed, I someone

Nicole could offer a response, a frigid voice

view. He was clad in a suit as cold as his demeanor. His penetrating gaze locked onto Nicole and Roscoe, harboring a hint of

shudder, Nicole

other hand, remained calm and composed. "Nothing important.” "Okay," Jarrod responded

enveloping Nicole in a tight embrace, his arm. encircling her

chuckled. "Your hand feels like ice. Are I you alright?" His seemingly soothing tone only made

and charm, which could easily mislead others into perceiving him as gentle and

felt disgusted by his

tightened, and his chilly lips grazed her forehead as he murmured, "Are you coming down with something?" A chill coursed through Nicole's

body was resisting Jarrod. She felt sick. He was

clenched teeth, her voice a mere whisper against his

He curled his lips as he pulled her I

person, they seemed to be engrossed

handsome features darkened with fury, and his once-clear

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