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.

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

in their careers abroad. Alec silently vowed to

his delirium upon hearing Alec's voice. Jarrod managed to push Alec away, murmuring as if in a trance, "Nicole had said

corner of his mouth, making it seem as if his throat was filled

were being driven into his throat.

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

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

rain intensified, pouring down as if to engulf everything in its

trembling form, felt a

extremes of heat and cold, a challenge even for the strongest of bodies. To make matters worse, the doctor had warned that given Jarrod's current state, he could suffer spasms or even die

but he knew all too well Jarrod's stubborn streak after working with Jarrod for eight long years. He understood that, despite the

himself to act against Jarrod's wishes. Alec surmised Jarrod's

bear to leave her. However, what Jarrod

heart, Alec wiped away his tears, turned around

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

the curtains, Nicole noticed the stormy,

glance at the clock told Nicole had slept for four hours. A dull ache in her stomach served as

her handbag accidentally fell

on

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

the effects of the clinical

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