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.

to him. Even in death, she wouldn't give him a second

you to madness?"

Jarrod felt a 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 for anyone else. I know how to make you

as happy

have your eyes set on me!" Nicole's words were like a gentle rain to Jarrod, hardly affecting him. He seemed to find a way to get her to talk more, 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 even seemed to

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 you need me to remind you?

the Lawrence family to

my mother died of sorrow. Who else is there to blame but you?" Py As

mother's nursing home, only to discover her mother

her father's, just as Nicole had requested

the actual words still made her tremble violently. She never

have to continue living, burdened by guilt? Tears of anger filled Nicole's eyes as she said, "Jarrod Schultz, now that I have nothing left in this world, what else can you possibly take from me? My life? It's insignificant. If you're bold enough, try to take it, but know that you'll pay dearly!" Nicole's only purpose in life

Jarrod felt as though his heart had been scooped out with bare hands. He was just an empty vessel filled with bitter sorrow. He said desperately, "It won't come to that, Nicole. Why would

was cut off by a sharp, male voice from Nicole's end. "The bath is ready." Those words immediately changed Jarrod's face to one

line went dead.

Beep.

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

phone, moments stretching into what felt like an

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

I alone.

with a crisp snap. It shattered right in

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