“No, that’s not it, I haven’t lied to you!”
“Do you know that man named Kieran?” Jarrod cut in impatiently.
“Yes, but…”
Before she could finish, Jarrod interjected coldly, “Was he your ex-boyfriend?”
Nicole hesitated, then nodded.
“Yes, he was.”
A smirk crossed Jarrod’s face.
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“Get out of the car now!”
He was determined not to be tricked by her again, unwilling to be made a fool of.
Desperate, Nicole clutched at Jarrod’s arm.
“Hear me out. There was nothing between Kieran and me. This child can’t be his!”
Jarrod’s lips twisted into a scornful smile.
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“If not his, then someone else’s. Either way, it’s an illegitimate child.”
The thought of an illegitimate child being born was unbearable to him, an insult to his dignity.
Just then, Alec had confirmed a disturbing truth.
That doctor had taken money for a sham surgery, linked to the Lawrence Group.
Nicole’s parents had confirmed Nicole only told them she was affected by a mere stomach ulcer.
Kieran, indeed Nicole’s ex-boyfriend, was often seen near Nicole’s home.
ALL evidence seemed to point to Nicole’s infidelity, challenging her desperate claims of innocence.
Yet, Nicole’s voice carried unwavering sincerity.
“I didn’t lie to you, nor have I lied about my illness. What will I gain when lying to you that I am at the jaw of death?”
Jarrod’s expression shifted subtly at the mention of death, a hint of discomfort marring his features.
A fracture appeared in the icy exterior of his heart.
Images of Nicole’s demise haunted him — intense headaches, chilling sweat, a fear he couldn’t explain.