Chapter 327 She Was Playing Tricks On You

As dusk settled in, lightning streaked across the sky. A sudden, drenching rain followed, sounding like a loud clatter.

Jarrod, kneeling in the rain, looked ghostly pale. He had been in that position for seven hours.

Far from being a relief, the heavy rain only added to his discomfort, making him feel dazed and breathless. Each breath he took was a struggle, choked by the relentless rain.

Jarrod coughed continuously, his shoulders shaking with each, bout. The coughing grew more intense, his breathing labored.

Rainwater filled his windpipe repeatedly. Then, a metallic scent hit him - the smell of blood. A large amount of blood spilled from Jarrod's mouth, staining the ground before being washed away by the rain. O

The corners of his pale, thin lips were tinged with an odd, stark shade of red.

"Mr. Schultz!" Alec, who had thrown his umbrella to the ground, grabbed the trembling Jarrod. From choking, Alec shifted to outright bawling.

"Mr. Schultz, please, allow the medical team to attend to you..." Alec pleaded, desperate to alleviate Jarrod's pain.

Alec owed Jarrod his life. Jarrod had saved Alec when the latter was a tramp abroad.

Before Alec encountered Jarrod, his life was a relentless struggle. He faced daily beatings and was treated worse than a dog. It was a harrowing time for him.

Then, one day, everything changed. Jarrod wore bright leather shoes and intervened, kicking a hobligan off Alec's back. At that moment, Alec lay on the ground, too beaten to lift his head.

want to work for me?" That day marked

forged a path in their careers abroad. Alec silently vowed to remain

push Alec away, murmuring as if in a trance, "Nicole had

he spoke, blood continued to flow from the corner of his mouth, making it seem as if his throat was filled

became a form of torture for Jarrod. Each breath felt like thorny vines were being driven into his throat. His entire body ached, the pain so intense that he thought death

Schultz! She is playing a trick on you! Please, snap out of it!" Alec implored, his voice filled with

hoarse and growling, cut through the sound of the rain. "Nicole won't play

intensified, pouring down as if to engulf everything in its

pale, trembling form, felt a deep

even for the strongest of bodies. To make matters worse, the doctor had warned that

streak after working with Jarrod for eight long years. He understood that, despite the potential

to act against Jarrod's wishes. Alec surmised Jarrod's stubborn nature had widened the rift between

so much for Nicole and couldn't bear to leave her.

away

the Exhibition Center, Nicole had just woken up from a comfortable sleep after a massage. Nicole

Nicole noticed the stormy,

had slept for four hours. A dull ache in her stomach served as

accidentally fell to the floor, scattering several differently

and the bottles on the floor, a

other women's bags were filled with makeup, jewelry, and other treasured

and was on medication. This treatment was new, and the effects of the clinical trials were uncertain. Many in her experimental group hadn't survived beyond

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