Every time hope seemed within reach, the car would elerate away.
Finally, Jarrod’s strength ebbed, and he crumpled to the ground, his knees bearing the brunt.
Struggling to ce his hand on the pavement, he attempted to rise, but the alcohol-induced deluge of hallucinations clouded his mind with countless phantoms.
The blue car came to a halt.
When the door swung open, a pair of long, slender legs descended, d in ck high heels, and approached Jarrod.
The ck heels paused before Jarrod.
Jarrod’s face remained stered to the ground.
He lifted his gaze ever so slightly, tracing from her slender legs to the captivating countenance of the woman.
“Nicole!” Jarrod uttered a single cry, refraining from a second one.
He shook his head vigorously as if trying to ascertain whether this was a mirage or reality.
Was the woman he actually seeing now was Nicole?
Jarrod hadn’t dreamt of Nicole in five years.
Nicole had been so cruel, refusing to appear in his dreams once.
Jarrod’s posture resembled that of a supplicant kneeling before the woman’s feet.
Her alluring crimson Lips parted and closed.
“Jarrod.
”
The voice sounded familiar.
Jarrod’s eyes welled up with instant crimson.
With his palms pressed to the ground, Jarrod struggled to rise and sp the woman in his arms.N?velDrama.Org content rights.
But at that very moment, the woman in ck high heels nted her foot on the back of Jarrod’s hand.
Her voice, as frigid as ice, cut through the air.
“Look at yourself.
”
Then, she paused, twisting her high heel on the back of Jarrod’s hand as if seeking to pierce his palm.
“You resemble a stray dog now!”
With those words, she sauntered away in her ck high heels.
“Nicole!” In the end, Jarrod managed to cry out her name.
“Don’t abandon me!”
His mouth was tinged with blood, his voice raw and ragged.
The blue luxury car’s taillight flickered before him, casting a more pitiful shadow upon him.
“Stay.
” His plea was engulfed by the car’s roaring departure.
“Please don’t leave me…”
Tears welled up in Jarrod’s eyes and streamed down his cheeks as he screamed into the wind.
Yet, there was no response.