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.

caressed her lips with his thumb and

want?” His words might have been flippant, but Nicole felt anything but

shameless Jarrod could be behind

Nicole reminded him

in a hospital." Jarrod just arched an eyebrow, with lust dancing

what?" "No,

My father's right here.

can't...” Nicole's eyes turned red

pity for Nicole, Jarrod gripped

sharp breath and shot

and sardonically asked, "What's the matter?” Despite the pain, Nicole managed to suppress herself from letting out a cry of

together and implored in a trembling voice,

Don't do this...

in front of my father..." Her pleas only fell on Jarrod's

and whispered in her ear, "Why? Don't you like it?"

humiliation at

so shameless?

dared to do this to her even with her

expression shifted in the

hand back and shoved

force of his push sent Nicole

wiped his hands with

said with a voice dripping with disdain, "If you don't

come see your dad

his phone, as if he was going to take a few pictures of Nicole as she collapsed on

the moment she realized what he was up

pinched her

not? I can show your dad

wants, you could be as famous as those stars." "No, stop it! Don't you dare take any pictures, Jarrod!" Nicole sprang to her feet and lunged

her away without

hit

of pain

her form

pain was sharp and

up, Nicole leaned against

struggle

darkened

abandoned his plan to

his

are you so nervous? One of my friends has taken a

fun with

Jarrod would capture her at her embarrassing moment,

this before? The idea that others might have seen her in such

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