Sweet Sorrow

Nicole closed her eyes subconsciously.

However, the slap did not fall.

As she opened her eyes, she saw Jacob standing in front of her, with one arm up. He was catching Austin's wrist.

"It's you again!" Austin recognized the man immediately. He was the one threw a check on him. Then Austin's eyes were filled with envy soon.

"Stay away from my girl." Jacob said without any emotion and shook off Austin's hand

"Your girl?" Glancing at Nicole and Jacob skeptically, Austin said with a sly face, "Nicole, is he your new customer?"

It was really harsh and said quite loudly. A few passers-by heard it and looked at them curiously.

It was not the first time that Austin had insulted Nicole like this. She had been used to it and didn't even change the expression on her face.

However, Jacob was not used to it, and he frowned.

Everybody who knew Jacob well understood that he was almost irritated when this expression appeared.

But Austin didn't know. He thought his words were working and this man was getting angry with Nicole. So he continued malicious words, "What after all you like her of? ……"

Before Austin could finish his sentence, he was knocked to the ground by a punch from Jacob.

Although Jacob was wearing a suit and seemed never fight with anyone. But back then, he used to be the boss in the middle school only because he had defeated other students. He was strong and skilled enough to hit Austin hard and made Austin dizzy.

"Bah!"

dignity, Austin spat out a mouthful of blood and got up, smashing his fist toward

on Jacob, he was caught by Jacob's single hand. Jacob pulled Austin

time. Austin lay on the ground with blood oozing from his

in the fight, so they stood far away. However, the gossip was still

else. She grabbed Jacob's arm

up and said, "if I hear that you talk nonsense once again, I'll make you unable to speak. You can have a try if you don't believe

held Jacob's hand and left

mouthful of blood towards where Jacob leaving, with anger in her eyes.

didn't let go of Jacob until she dragged him into the staircase of the inpatient department. She looked at

shouted at

stopped but not turned around,

you feeling sorry for him when I hit

"I am not."

are you shaming me?" Jacob caught up with Nicole and pulled her into his

tried hard to push Jacob away, but she could not. She could only look up at him and said, "do you think you are powerful? You could make Austin scared to fight back. Yes, he would know that he couldn't afford to offend you as long as he got a little information about you. But what about me? What about my mother? Now that you did teach him a lesson. What if he blames my mother and me for all the thing. Do

him a few seconds to react. He frowned and said, "He dare

are underestimating him. You have no idea how

Jacob raised his voice at last.

ex-husband as a

and she continued to explain, "of course, I saw him tripped up a woman who spoke ill of him downstairs on purpose. I knew that he made someone unable to stay in the company anymore, just because that

turned his head to Nicole and said, "Then why did you still quarrel with him just now, as you know what kind

beast will do something desperate. My mother fainted because of his mother. I

his eyebrows. This reason made sense, but...

kind of person he was, why did you still marry him?" Jacob suddenly changed the

didn't expect that Jacob would ask her this question. She felt aggrieved and said, "I was blind at that time. Is that ok? Get out of the way. I want to go upstairs to see my