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.

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

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

managed to push Alec away, murmuring as if in a trance, "Nicole had said she might forgive me

the corner of his mouth, making it

being driven into his throat. His entire body ached, the pain so intense that he thought death might be a

out of it!" Alec implored, his voice filled with concern

possible!" Jarrod's voice, hoarse and growling, cut through the sound of the rain. "Nicole won't play

down as if to engulf everything in its

pale, trembling form, felt a deep sense

even for the strongest of bodies. To make matters worse, the doctor had warned that given Jarrod's current state,

Jarrod for eight long years. He understood that, despite the potential to save Jarrod's life, forcibly taking Jarrod away might leave Jarrod with

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

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

away his tears, turned around

a

curtains, Nicole noticed the

told Nicole had slept for four hours. A dull ache in her

handbag accidentally fell

the bottles on the floor, a sense of stun washing

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

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

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