Jamie's entire face and upper body were covered with blood, making her look terrifying.
But even at this time, she still didn't forget to frame Nicole.
"Help! Help me! Please...This crazy woman has completely gone out of her mind.She wants to kill me!"
Jamie cried hysterically.
And with her terrible face, she looked quite miserable.
Unfortunately, her vision was blinded by the blood.
She couldn't see the expression on Jarrod's face now.
Otherwise, she would be shocked.
If Jarrod hadn't heard everything, he might have been deceived by Jamie again.
But this time, he was sober.
He said expressionlessly, "Jamie, I heard everything."
Jamie was stunned for a while.
Did Jarrod really hear everything? Jamie felt a chill rising from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, making her shiver
uncontrollably.
"Jarrod, let me explain.It's not...It's not what you think it is.It's Nicole! It's all her fault! She forced me to say those words."
As she spoke, Jamie burst into tears.
Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
The salty tears flowed to her wounds, and she winced in pain.Her ugly face looked even more miserable.
However, Jarrod could no longer feel pity or sympathy for Jamie in his heart.
With an indifferent expression, he said in a cold and distant voice, "Jamie, I told you many times not to challenge my bottom
line."
Jamie had schemed against the baby in Nicole's belly.
That baby was his own flesh and blood.
How dare she murder his child! At the thought of the loss of his baby, Jarrod felt like strangling Jamie to death.
But he was so disgusted with her that he didn't want to touch her.
He despised her from the bottom of his heart.
"Jarrod, believe me.Nicole really wanted to kill me just now.I only said those words to save myself.Those things have nothing to
do with me.Really...It's Howe...He did it all by himself.I have nothing to do with it."
At this moment, Jamie no longer cared about Howe.
All that mattered to her now was to save herself.
Jamie could even take advantage of anyone, including her family, just to save herself.
“Now that things have reached this point, you still want to lie to me?"
Jarrod realized Jamie couldn't see because the blood had blocked her vision.
But he still said to her, "You used an excuse to distract Alec.
Then, you stole the contract from my safe and gave it to someone, right?"
"I...No, I..."
Jamie didn't have the strength to lie anymore because of the pain.
Her whole body ached, yet she still couldn't receive any medical treatment.
Impatient, she snapped, "I just hate Nicole for taking you away from me.I'm yourfiancée.Shouldn't I defend my engagement with
you?"
After saying this, Jamie crawled on the floor and touched Jarrod's cold leather shoes.
She held them tightly and cried, “Jarrod, I only did those things because I love you so much."
Upon hearing this, Jarrod stepped on the back of Jamie's hands and crushed them hard mercilessly.
Suddenly, Jamie's miserable howls filled the mourning hall.
But Jarrod didn't feel even the slightest bit of pity.
He said word by word ruthlessly, "Jamie, you know very well that I hate deception the most.You lied to me and even took
advantage of the situation to kill my innocent child.Worse still, you knew that baby was mine!"
He had thought Jamie was arrogant but kind-hearted.He didn't mind tolerating her temper.
But he never thought she could do those evil things.
He failed to see Jamie's true colors all along, being deceived by her and even indulging her wrongdoings unintentionally.
Actually, Jarrod had only indulged Jamie because she reminded him of Nicole in some way.
He now realized he was wrong.
Nicole's arrogance was coupled with confidence, stemming from her parents’ love for her and her wealthy family background.
Nicole was somewhat willful, but she never bullied anyone.
She was straightforward, but she was actually a warm-hearted person.
Jamie's arrogance, on the contrary, was mixed with viciousness, selfishness, and schemes.Jarrod couldn't help blaming himself
because his indulgence had helped Jamie turn into such an evil soul.
He was to blame.
Nicole didn't want to watch Jarrod and Jamie arguing and shifting the blame.
She hated it.
Especially when Jarrod mentioned the loss of their child, she felt even more disgusted.
Nicole pointed at the door and shouted, “Both of you, get out of here!"
This time, Jarrod didn’t refute Nicole, which was very rare to happen.
Instead, he turned to Alec and ordered him to drag Jamie out of the mourning hall first.
Then, he asked someone to clean the place.
However, Jarrod didn't leave.
He looked at Nicole and said guiltily, “Nicole, I didn't know anything about Jamie's misdeeds until now."
His voice was so low as if he feared being despised by Nicole.
But even if Jarrod didn't know about Jamie's wrongdoings, it was not enough to absolve him.
After all, Jamie derived confidence from his indulgence.
Nicole sneered, "Jarrod, are you kidding me? I've recorded everything that your wife had said just now.Tell me which hospital you
sent my mother to.Otherwise, I'll expose what she said to the public."
Nicole knew that the recording alone could not be used as evidence against Jamie and Howe in court.
But the power of public opinion was more than enough to condemn them.She knew Jarrod didn't want that.
Jarrod frowned.
"Jamie is not my wife.We're not married."But Nicole just ignored his words.She asked furiously, "Where did you take my mother?
I want to see her now."
No one else could hide her mother's admission to the hospital from her like this except Jarrod.
Jarrod explained, "I didn't mean any harm in hiding your mother's condition from you."
Nicole was already devastated by the loss of her father.
Jarrod was afraid she couldn't bear another blow, so he hid Dora's condition from her.
Every word that Jarrod said only made Nicole more disgusted.
She felt so dizzy now that her vision was gradually blurring.She had to see her mother before she collapsed.
Nicole looked at Jarrod and repeated word by word, "I want to see my mother.".
"Okay, I'll take you to her," Jarrod agreed.
Outside, Jamie still knelt on the ground, choking with sobs.
She didn't want to get in the car.
She was so frightened that she cried, “I want to see Jarrod.Take me to him."
At this moment, Jarrod had come out of the mourning hall with Nicole.
Alec immediately approached him and asked, "Mr.Schultz, what will I do next?"
When Jamie heard Jarrod's name, she crawled over madly.
She fumbled around and cried, "Jarrod, you can't do this to me.Have you forgotten who saved you before?"
Jarrod stopped in his tracks and asked the driver to take Nicoleto the car first.
Jamie shouted, "It was me! It was me, Jarrod! How can you be so ungrateful?"
Thinking of the time when Jamie saved him, Jarrod's eyes turned cold.
"Jamie, am I not good enough for you?"
He didn't forget the fact that he owed her his life.
To return the favor, he was even so generous to her that he gave her a mansion worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
After he decided to cancel their wedding and engagement, he had drafted a contract to compensate her with one-third of his
assets.
Even if they couldn't become a couple, he would take care of Jamie for the rest of her life to show her his gratitude.
But what Jamie did now made him feel he was an idiot, being deceived by her for this long.
Jamie could never change back to the gentle and kind-hearted person he used to appreciate in his heart.
Instead, he felt sick at the thought of her.
"Jamie, this is the last time I will repay your kindness.I won't let you die.Instead, I will let you live a good life."
Then, he turned to Alec and ordered, “Take her to the seaside villa."
Jamie's face turned as white as a sheet.
She screamed while lying on the ground, "No, Jarrod! I'm not going to that villa.I want to go to the hospital.Jarrod, please..."
"Don't let me hear your voice again," Jarrod said ruthlessly.
As he spoke, there was no expression on his handsome face.
"Remember, this is the last favor I will do for you.Otherwise, you will stay in jail for the rest of your life."
These words sent a shiver down Jamie's spine.
Her body trembled like a leaf in the cold wind.
If Jarrod wanted to find evidence of her crimes, it would be a piece of cake for him.
Before Jamie could react, Jarrod had already turned around and left without hesitation.
Soon, Jarrod and Nicole arrived at a private hospital.
As soon as Nicole entered the ward, she saw Dora lying in the intensive care unit.
There was no expression on Dora's face.
It was as if she was only in a deep slumber.
"I want to enter the ICU," Nicole said in a trembling voice, staring at Dora through the glass wall.
Logically speaking, she was not allowed to get in the ICU.
But considering Dora's current condition and out of humanity, the doctor allowed Nicole to go in and see Dora for the last time.
After all, Nicole would need to decide whether to remove the ventilator or not.
After changing into sterilized clothes, Nicole slowly walked in with trembling legs.
Instantly, tears streamed down her face like a waterfall.She was alone with her mother at the moment, so she could show her
most vulnerable side as much as she wanted.
"Mom, I know you miss my dad so much.But why can't you just stay with me for a few more days? Just a few more days,
please.Mom...Dad...Why do you have to leave me? Why don't you wait for me?"
Nicole cried so hard that she was out of breath.
Her body went numb for a moment.
Then, she felt pain all over her body.
Her hoarse and sorrowful cries filled the entire ICU.
She was overwhelmed by sadness.
Soon, the visiting hours ended.
Nicole knelt on the floor and whispered, "Mom, dad, wait for me.We will reunite soon.”