Chapter 345 Nicole's Staying With Another Man Even though Jarrod tried to sound calm, Nicole could still detect the tension in his voice.

Nicole smirked and said, "Mr. Schultz, a wise person wouldn't call at this hour and ruin someone else's fun." ‘What if I'm not wise?" Despite looking unwell, Jarrod spoke with a force that demanded attention.

"Mr. Schultz, you used to be so smooth, especially with the ladies. What happened to your charm and understanding of simple manners?" "Nicole!" Jarrod's patience quickly ran out. His voice became stern. "I need you to come outside to meet me, right

now!" Jarrod's eyes turned red. Whether Nicole was playing with him or_toying I with him, he didn't mind. But the thought of her with another man was something he couldn't stand.

Hearing his tone, Nicole figured out his intentions. He knew she and Roscoe were at the hotel.

Nicole playfully responded, "I'm so sorry, but I'm not wearing anything suitable to come out right now." There was complete silence on Jarrod's end. There was no sound for a long moment, not even a breath.

If it weren't for the call still being connected, Nicole would have thought he had hung up.

Just as Nicole was about to hang-up, a

deep, male voice stopped her. "Nicole, are you trying to upset me?" Jarrod's voice became softer, almost begging. "Well, you've succeeded. I'm so furious that it hurts everywhere.

Please, just come down, will you?" His pain wasn't just emotional. Every breath he took felt like a stab wound.

He knew her request for him to kneel was nothing but a way of her punishment. Yet, he still knelt until everything went dark...

Even when he was seriously ill, on the brink of death, Alec couldn't convince Nicole to visit.

clear to him. Even in

to madness?"

sharp pain in his chest. He clenched his fist and hit his chest, his voice growing colder, "I can make you happy, too. Don't go looking

other women as

replying, "Even if I'm a horny animal, I did once make you happy." Nicole was seething with rage. How had she not seen before just how shameless Jarrod could be? He

lip, trying to regain her composure, and said, "Don't interrupt my night hours with others anymore!" Jarrod's eyes narrowed, his voice filled with urgency. "Nicole, you wouldn't dare!" "Do you really have to ask if I would?" Nicole retorted. "Mr. Schultz, do

drove the Lawrence family

there to blame but you?" Py As she spoke of the tragic past, Nicole's hands trembled, struggling to hold

task upon returning was to visit her mother's nursing home, only to discover her mother had passed away

been placed with her father's,

She never thought the terms "ruined and destitute" would

left in this world, what

with bitter sorrow. He said desperately, "It won't come to that, Nicole. Why would I want

to treat you well. You must believe me. Your mother..." 4 Jarrod was cut off by a sharp,

went dead.

Beep.

the call abruptly, and the beeping sound seemed almost too keen to

himself staring at the overheating phone, moments stretching into what felt like an

standing tensely, worried about the fate of his phone. After all, eight phones were ruined in

I alone.

Under the intense pressure, the phone broke with a crisp snap. It shattered right in his grasp! IB Alec's eyes went wide,

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