A haughty smirk graced Jarrod’s thin lips. “Look, I’ve given him a chance. He could be free by now if he agreed.”
Jarrod found this choice more intriguing than simply letting Roscoe perish. Human nature was always so fragile. Sacrificing a woman seemed trivial compared to living with a disability. Since Roscoe couldn’t bring himself to do so, Jarrod decided to nudge things forward.
Alec relayed the message, making sure it reached Roscoe.
With a special glass between them, Nicole saw everything from her position while Roscoe couldn’t.
Facing this brutal torture, Roscoe clenched his teeth, silent and unyielding, showing no signs of surrender. As long as he could breathe, he wouldn’t give in. His stance was clear. He would never abandon Nicole.
Time ticked by slowly.
Roscoe’s steadfast refusal made Jarrod’s expression turn increasingly grim.
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Feeling desperate, Nicole threw herself against the glass, pounding on it as she yelled, “Roscoe, just agree! You fool! Just agree!”
Roscoe, though he couldn’t hear or see the other side, still sensed Nicole’s presence due to the vibrations of the glass.
Roscoe made an effort to turn his head toward the glass, a fragile voice breaking through. “Nicole… I
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can handle this. Don’t plead…”
“Don’t beg him for me..”
Such words only led to harsher beatings.
The enforcer, acting on orders from Roscoe’s father, was instructed to silence Roscoe if he said anything that might anger Jarrod. If it came to that, they were prepared to make sure Roscoe couldn’t talk at all.
The Watts family had turned prosperous with Roscoe’s father’s cold-hearted and decisive nature. Despite his affection for Roscoe, should Roscoe couldn’t grasp the bigger picture, Roscoe would be reduced to merely another expendable piece in the game.
As the hit connected with his body, a stream of fresh blood burst from Roscoe’s mouth. He wanted to curl up in pain, but, not wanting Nicole to see him suffer, he forced himself to bear it.
Despite the killing pain, Roscoe still managed a smile, Looking at the glass which now only showed his pitiful reflection, and murmured weakly, “Nicole, I’m okay…”
His once handsome face was now smeared with blood, making his smile appear grotesque.
Nicole pounded on the glass until her hands turned red and numb.
“Roscoe, you fool! Is it really worth it… Honestly, is it?” Her eyes were red, her voice raw from yelling, and her tears dropped like shattered pearls.
Jarrod was thoroughly displeased. This was not the outcome he had hoped for. Was this some over-the-top scene from a television drama?
Their strong bond only drove him further into madness.
Jarrod remarked to Alec, “He seems quite stubborn.”
The next second, the message was conveyed to the other side.
“smack!” The enforcer delivered a brutal blow to Roscoe’s face with the chain, all on the command from Roscoe’s father, meant to calm Jarrod.