The Price For Lying In the hospital ward, Nicole exhaled in relief when the doctor informed her that her father was no longer in immediate danger.
Even though her own life was a tangled web, she pushed aside her worries to be at her father’s bedside.
Every time she looked at his gray hair, Nicole hated herself even more.
Her father was so old yet he still paid for her mistakes.
Nicole had messed up big time when she hired a guy to rile up Jarrod.
But Jarrod was getting married in ten days.
Why was he still toying with her? Did he want to keep her on the side like some sort of twisted love trophy even after he got married? This thought made Nicole sick.
Falling head over heels for a scumbag like Jarrod was the biggest mistake she had ever made in her life.
Once the good news about her dad sunk in, Nicole started feeling a wave of exhaustion.
But then, a sudden chill raced down her spine.
Before she knew it, she felt a hand grab her waist and pull her onto a man's lap.
When she saw who he was, her eyes widened and her hair stood on its end.
Jarrod's eyes narrowed when he saw the fear widening Nicole’s eyes.
She was terrified of him.
And, for some reason, this very much pleased him.
"Why are you here?” Nicole asked in a trembling voice.
Jarrod sneered and let his fingers trace her face.
"What can't I be here, honey?” In days gone by, Jarrod would smile at her in the most endearing way, like the sun breaking through the clouds.
His face always seemed so warm and inviting.
Now, however, a scar marred his forehead, and his hair had a spiky, rebellious look.
The man sitting before her seemed colder and more sinister as if he had evolved in the worst way possible.
The curve of his lips sent a shiver down her spine.
"Why isn't your dad awake yet?" Jarrod asked, though he did not sound genuinely concerned about her father's well-being.
"What do you want, Jarrod?" Nicole cautiously asked.
lips with his thumb and
with you, what else could I possibly want?” His words might have been
much more shameless Jarrod could be behind closed doors, especially in
reminded him in a
in a hospital." Jarrod just arched an eyebrow, with lust
what?"
My father's right here.
Nicole's eyes turned
of showing any sign of pity for Nicole, Jarrod gripped
took a sharp breath and shot a warning look at
asked, "What's the matter?” Despite the pain, Nicole managed to suppress herself from letting
herself together and implored in a trembling voice, "Please,
Don't do this...
front of my father..." Her pleas only
whispered in her ear, "Why? Don't you like it?" Nicole's
but from humiliation at
be so shameless?
this to her
chord, and Jarrod’s expression shifted in the
yanked his hand back and shoved her
of his push sent Nicole falling
stood up and casually wiped his
voice dripping with disdain, "If you don't want to
your
suddenly took out his phone, as if he was going to take a few pictures of Nicole as
moment she
her chin
I can show your dad how
dare take any pictures, Jarrod!" Nicole sprang to her feet
pushed her away without
hit the edge of the
impact sent jolts of pain
curled up, her form resembling a
pain was sharp and
Nicole leaned
a struggle as she
eyes darkened for
phone and abandoned his plan to
enough, his icy demeanor
are you so nervous? One of my
you're quite attractive and wants to have fun with you." Nicole's eyes widened, and her face
her embarrassing moment, only to share
The idea that others might have seen her in such a state made Nicole's stomach churn and
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