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.

with his thumb

you, what else could I possibly want?” His

much more shameless Jarrod could be

a stern expression, Nicole reminded him in a hushed voice, "Behave

hospital." Jarrod just arched an

So what?" "No, not

My father's right here.

can't...” Nicole's eyes turned red with

showing any sign of pity

Nicole took a sharp breath and shot a warning look

sardonically asked, "What's the matter?” Despite the pain, Nicole managed

together and implored in a

Don't do this...

my father..." Her pleas only fell on

leaned in close and whispered in her ear, "Why? Don't you

from pleasure but from humiliation at what they

be so

to do this to her even with her father

chord, and Jarrod’s expression shifted in the blink of

back

force of his push sent Nicole falling onto

stood up and casually wiped his hands with a

voice dripping with disdain, "If you don't want to do

see your

thing..." He suddenly took out his phone, as if he was going to

moment she

pinched her chin and

can show your dad how his daughter

as those stars." "No, stop it! Don't you dare

away

Nicole hit the edge of the bedside

jolts of

form resembling a cooked

was sharp and

Nicole leaned against the

struggle as

eyes darkened

phone and abandoned his plan to

enough, his icy

my friends has taken a

with you." Nicole's eyes widened, and her face drained of

her embarrassing moment, only to share the spectacle with his

others might have seen her in such a state

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