“I didn’t give the contract to anyone.


    I’m as confused as you are.


    But I promise to investigate and exin everything, okay?”


    Nicole’s response was a bitter, hollowugh.


    “An exnation? Jarrod, I won’t believe in you anymore! Remember when Howe had me in detention? You said the same thing.


    But what happened? I underwent another inhuman torture and even witnessed my father’s tragic end!”


    This was the exnation Jarrod had promised! Nicole realized she should never have trusted him.


    Jarrod’s heart clenched, a suffocating sensation overwhelming him.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    He yearned to exin, but words failed him.


    Nicole, meanwhile, had lost all expectation of an exnation.


    She gazed skyward, seeing a world devoid of hope.


    “Jarrod, do you love to see me suffer?” A bitter smile crossed her lips.


    “Shall I make your wishe true?”


    Jarrod’s face nched as Nicole suddenly dashed toward the concrete flower bed.


    Thump! The sound of impact echoed, her blood staining the flowers.


    Jarrod, frozen momentarily, rushed to her, his mind a nk te.


    “Nicole!” he cried, grasping her shoulders.


    “Have you lost your mind?!”


    Nicole, ovee with self-loathing,cked the strength for self-harm.


    Her face, marred by blood streaming from her temple, was a tragic yet haunting sight.


    Jarrod was seized by panic.


    “Jarrod, I’ll give my life to you.


    My life…” Nicole murmured weakly.


    Blood dripped down from her face.


    Jarrod’s heart raced, his voice icy with fear.


    “Don’t be foolish, Nicole! Remember your mother.


    If you’re gone, what will be of her?


    Have you considered that?”


    In Nicole’s eyes, Jarrod was no less than a monster.


    But if it would prevent her from harming herself, Jarrod was prepared to say anything.


    Jarrod’s words struck Nicole like a venomous de, piercing her heart.


    He knew exactly how to manipte her.


    Her resolve to resist him weakened, knowing she still had someone she cared about in the world.


    Her hatred for him intensified.


    “I’ll kill you, you monster!” Nicole seethed, her grip tightening around Jarrod’s neck.


    Jarrod made no move to resist or defend himself, simply enduring her grasp.