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.

offered him a helping hand, asking, "Do you want to work for me?"

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

momentarily emerged from his delirium upon hearing Alec's voice. Jarrod managed to push Alec away, murmuring as if in a trance, "Nicole had said she might forgive me as long as

the corner of his mouth, making it seem as if his throat

being driven into his

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

the sound of the rain.

if to engulf

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

of heat and cold, a challenge even for the strongest of bodies. To make matters worse,

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

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

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

wiped away his tears,

on the top floor of the Exhibition Center, Nicole had just woken up from a comfortable sleep after a massage. Nicole received a message from Raegan, saying Raegan had returned

noticed

for four hours. A dull ache in her

accidentally fell to the floor, scattering

empty handbag and the bottles on the

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

on medication. This treatment was new, and the effects of the clinical trials were

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