She asked me to kneel…”
Jarrod’s voice rumbled so low that Alec strained to catch Jarrod’s words, prompting him to inquire again, “Mr.
Schultz, what did you just say?”
“She asked… She asked me to kneel here.
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Alec’s eyes welled up, and he fought back sobs.
“Mr.
Schultz, Miss Lawrence is ying a cruel trick on you.
Please get up and let the doctor examine you…”
Alec couldn’t bring himself to say more.
He had sent someone to find Nicole and beg her to save Jarrod from the suffering.
However, when informed about Jarrod’s actions, Nicole responded indifferently, “It’s none of my business.
”
Wasn’t it ringly obvious? Nicole was toying with Jarrod!
Regrettably, Jarrod wouldn’t believe it.
At this moment, only one thing upied his mind.
Blood smeared Jarrod’s thin lips as he said, his voice trembling, “She said I have to kneel here until she is satisfied… Only then might she forgive me.
”
As dusk settled in, lightning streaked across the sky.
A sudden, drenching rain followed, sounding like a loud tter.
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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 difort, 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 breathingbored.
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Rainwater filled his windpipe repeatedly.
Then, a metallic scent hit him — the smell of blood.
Arge amount of blood spilled from Jarrod’s mouth, staining the ground before being washed away by the rain.
The corners of his pale, thin lips were tinged with an odd, stark shade of red.
“Mr.
Schultz!” Alec, who had thrown his umbre 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 thetter 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 hooligan off Alec’s back.
At that moment, Alecy on the ground, too beaten to lift his head.
It was then Jarrod offered him a helping hand, asking, “Do you want to work for me?” That day marked a new beginning for Alec.
It was his moment of salvation.