Chapter 420 Give Birth To It

Nicole was seething with anger, trying hard to free herself, but her wrist was securely held. She decided not to provoke Jarrod further,

unpredictable

aggravating his wound once was already pushing it. Given his knowing that nature, he might react even more wildly.

Nicole aimed to vindicate the Lawrence family, not to get embroiled in a futile confrontation that wouldn't hurt Jarrod in the least.

When Nicole stopped her frantic attempts to struggle, Jarrod firmly held the back of her head and drew her close to him.

Their kiss was intense. It seemed Jarrod aimed to quench Nicole's fury with his warmth. He found pleasure in her eventual submission to him, and silently appreciated her wisdom in not pushing his limits further. After all, he wasn't sure how he might have reacted otherwise.

The scar above Jarrod's eyebrow added a fierce look to him, and his muscular arms demonstrated his strength, controlling the situation.

Jarrod only let Nicole go after her face flushed from the prolonged kiss.

Nicole's eyes held a deep disdain, and each glance she gave Jarrod pierced his heart with a twinge of discomfort.

Before Nicole could voice anyk? Before you go, I need to claim some sugar from of her grievances, Jarrod said, "Weren't you

planning on returning to work?

you."

Nicole was caught off guard. She had braced herself for him making her exit difficult, not anticipating this turn.

But then she quickly reacted. What did he mean by those words? Was he intending to endlessly take advantage of her? Impossible!

Fiercely, Nicole rubbed her lips, as though erasing an unsavory residue, and snapped, "Don't expect any courtesy from me next time you try anything."

Jarrod smiled and said, "I hope you don't show me any." That would make things more intriguing. He wasn't a decent person from the start, so why should he bother playing the role of a gentleman? That was quite a challenge

for him.

Rendered utterly speechless by his audacity, Nicole decided further debate was pointless. As she got up to leave, he caught her wrist again. Her face flushed with fury, she asked angrily, "What more do you want?"

Jarrod's reminder was almost casual, saying, "Just remember not to cross my lines, alright?"

This was his second warning.

line? Absurd. Nicole scrutinized Jarrod's expression but didn't detect any signs of him

Nicole retorted sarcastically, "Jarrod, do you even

released her, offering a slight smile, and said, "I don't intend to harm

guise. A madman who would

your justifications. Whenever you say that, it's just an excuse to manipulate me through hurting me. I won't let you have that

insight into his true intentions. "Just keep

breaking out in goosebumps. She couldn't wait

Jarrod declared

do you mean by

recovered," Jarrod explained, offering a slight smile. "I apologize

you!" Nicole clenched her teeth

being morally superior, so according to the

depends on whether the injured party is a human or

patience started to fray, his tone becoming menacing, saying, "You seem

he wouldn't release her without a fuss, but any time away from him felt like a

might retract his statement, and said, "Reneging on your promíse isn't the mark of a

lighten. He chuckled softly and said, "You're quite familiar with what kind of man

flushed with embarrassment, and she said, "You...

stormed out, slamming the door behind

her, Jarrod's previously amused gaze darkened

yard, she noticed

tapped Alec's shoulder as though dusting him off. Then, with a twist of irony, she said, "Alec,

Alec's expression soured dramatically.

and walked away. She aimed to worsen Alec's perception of her, intensifying his disdain. Her goal was to highlight and widen the disconnect between Alec's and Jarrod's perspectives, potentially to her advantage. After all, Alec was

outside, Nicole inhaled the fresh air deeply. She entered the car

a glance back at the austere villa, a smile playing

stand up. Then, a key slipped from his pocket. It was

Jarrod's room, finding Jarrod reclined on the

softly, "Did

Jarrod nodded calmly. "Good."

room fell into

wall. He silently curled his lips downward and prayed deeply

misplaced!

villa,

silence. "You seem troubled. Anything you want to

speak, Raegan decided to give it a try and see if it would work. She said, "Mitchel, can you convince Jarrod

that," Mitchel

heart sank. She recalled Nicole's caution

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