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.

him a helping hand, asking, "Do you want to work for me?" That day marked

and self-defense. Together, they forged a path in their careers abroad. Alec silently vowed to remain loyal to Jarrod for the rest

Alec's voice. Jarrod managed to push Alec away,

from the corner of

of torture for Jarrod. Each breath felt like thorny vines were being driven into his throat. His entire body ached, the pain so

She is playing a trick on you! Please, snap out of it!" Alec

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

as if to engulf everything in its

Jarrod's pale, trembling form, felt a deep sense

matters worse,

forcibly taking Jarrod to the hospital, but he knew all too well Jarrod's stubborn streak after working with Jarrod for eight long years. He understood that, despite the potential to save Jarrod's life, forcibly taking Jarrod away might leave Jarrod with a

to act against Jarrod's wishes. Alec surmised Jarrod's stubborn nature had

Nicole and couldn't bear to leave her. However, what Jarrod did

Alec wiped away

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

curtains, Nicole noticed the stormy,

at the clock told Nicole had slept for four hours. A dull ache in her stomach served as a reminder that she hadn't

her handbag, her handbag accidentally fell to the floor, scattering several differently colored

and the bottles on the floor, a sense of stun washing over

jewelry, and other treasured items, hers was always packed with

medication. This treatment was new, and the effects of the clinical trials were uncertain. Many in her experimental group

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