Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
The restaurant manager, of course, attempted to reason with Jamie and calm her down.
But Jamie wasn’t in the mood to listen. She grabbed a heavy object and began to relentlessly pound on the door.
Thankfully, the door was strong enough, but it was only a matter of time before it gave in to the relentless assault.
Amidst the thunderous banging on the door, Jarrod finally released Nicole.
Pulling Nicole away, he adjusted his trousers with an air of indifference.
After that, he walked toward the door in a couple of quick strides and nonchalantly placed his hand on the doorknob. He paid no heed to whether Nicole was dressed or not.
“Jarrod!” Nicole called out desperately, her face drained of color and her entire body trembling.
“Don’t open the door. Please don’t open the door!” Her pleas were heart-wrenching.
Opening that door would mean the final shattering of Nicole’s dignity, casting her as the infamous figure in Ardlens.
She cared less about her reputation and more about her parents. They wouldn’t be able to bear the shame.
Jarrod spared her a glance and then, with an unchanging expression, turned the doorknob.
The door creaked open, and Jamie hurled insults.
“Jarrod, you scoundrel!”
She grabbed a chair and lunged at him, but Jarrod promptly wrestled it from her grip, slamming it aside.
Furious, Jamie pounded his chest multiple times and wailed.
“Why are you doing this to me?”
Jarrod smiled and said, “Just having a bit of fun with a woman.
There is no need to get all worked up.”
Jamie’s eyes welled with tears. Jarrod’s dalliances with other women were one thing, but he shouldn’t toy with this woman.
Jamie had just realized the woman was Nicole, Jarrod’s former fianc?e, the once-proud Lawrence family’s young lady.
Now, Nicole had fallen from grace, selling herself in places Like this.
Jamie shoved Jarrod away and stormed inside, delivering two hard slaps that left Nicole’s mouth bleeding.
“You tramp! How dare you seduce a man in a public restroom! The entire Lawrence family is filled with people lacking morals.”
“No, they are not…” Nicole’s mouth was smeared with blood as she tried to defend her parents.
She was not a good woman after her involvement with Jarrod who was an engaged man, but her parents were upright and honest people, undeserving of this misfortune brought by Jarrod.
It was all her fault, everything her fault.
“How dare you deny it!”
Jamie reached out and tore at Nicole’s clothes, brutally pummeling her head as if dealing with a dog, blow after brutal blow, leaving Nicole’s head spinning.
Nicole looked like she was on the verge of passing out. Seeing this, Jarrod shuffled his feet and held Jamie’s hand.
Jamie, however, couldn’t help but feel a tad uneasy. She wasn’t quite sure about Jarrod’s true feelings for Nicole or if he had any sympathy left for Nicole at all.
In an attempt to gauge his emotions, Jamie feigned tears and asked, “Jarrod, do you feel sorry for her?”
Jarrod responded with a warm smile and held Jamie’s hand. With a soft, melodious tone, he asked, “Doesn’t your hand hurt?”
Relieved by his response, Jamie wrapped her arms around his neck and planted a passionate kiss on his lips as if they were the only two people in the room. She then said, “I’m really angry, Jarrod.”
Jarrod lovingly encircled her waist and asked, “So, how would you like to vent your anger?”
Jamie grinned mischievously and replied, “I want to handle it my way, alright?”
Jarrod agreed without hesitation, saying, “Sure, but avoid hurting her face. After all, Miss Lawrence is going to entertain my distinguished guests soon. Damaging her face wouldn’t be acceptable.”
Upon hearing this, Nicole shot her head up in surprise. She suddenly realized Jarrod’s intentions. He wanted her to entertain guests!
At that moment, it felt like Nicole didn’t know Jarrod at all. His handsome face suddenly became menacing, as if he could devour human flesh and blood.
But the ordeal was far from over.
Jamie’s smile widened as she said, “Since Miss Lawrence is so shameless, I’ll give her a chance to make a name for herself!”
She playfully prodded Nicole’s chin with her foot and added, “Crawl your way out of here.”
Nicole’s eyes widened in shock. She looked at Jarrod with a pale face.
The corners of Jarrod’s mouth twitched. He said faintly, “What are you waiting for?”
Nicole felt like she had been struck by lightning when she heard those few words from him. Her whole body ached, burning with agony.
This pain now was more unbearable than the pain from the physical abuse he had inflicted on her before.
Nicole started trembling violently. She looked at Jarrod with eyes full of fear and tears.
“Jarrod, please. IT can’t… Please don’t…
Nicole panicked. She crawled to Jarrod’s feet and cried, “You… You can’t do this to me… Please, don’t do this to me. I’ve helped you before.
Jamie’s face turned pale when she heard this.
However, Jarrod didn’t notice Jamie’s expression at this moment and refused to listen to Nicole anymore. He kicked Nicole away and snapped, “How dare you mention that again! Everyone in Ardlens knows that the members of the Lawrence family are snobbish and selfish.
Anyway, you have the right to make a choice, Miss Lawrence. It’s either you do it, or you refuse it. It’s all up to you.”
Nicole smiled bitterly. She had the right to make a choice?
What kind of choice did Jarrod want her to make? Should she just watch the Lawrence family be expelled from the market with a huge debt?
That being the case, Nicole thought she was worth a lot.
Suddenly, Nicole felt she didn’t care about anything anymore. She straightened her back, looked at Jarrod, and said, “Jarrod, I don’t owe you anything.”
As she spoke, her eyes were so clear and honest that Jarrod couldn’t help frowning slightly.
The look in her eyes made him think of something. Was what she had been saying about the past true?
Could it be that she really never betrayed him? She might have tried to help him but in vain.
But he immediately dispelled this thought from his mind.
Jarrod tried to persuade himself that Nicole just lied. He reminded himself not to believe a single word Nicole said.
After all, he had investigated into the past before, but none of the things that Nicole said ever happened.
Jarrod was convinced that Nicole was a vicious woman. Otherwise, what he was doing to her now would make him struggle and feel uneasy.
Jamie gave up the idea of making Nicole notorious. She realized that the more people knew about Nicole, the more disadvantageous it would be to her.
It was hard to tell whether someone else knew what exactly had happened back then. What if someone would come out and prove that Nicole’s words were true?
At the thought of this, Jamie stepped hard on Nicole’s arm and said viciously, “You bitch! How dare you seduce Jarrod in front of me!
You are really shameless!”
The next second, a crisp cracking sound was heard.
The bones in Nicole’s arm were fractured.
Jamie withdrew her foot and said, “Forget it. Let’s get out of here.
This bitch is an eyesore.”
The restaurant manager waited for Jarrod and the others to leave.
Then he took Nicole and sent her to the hospital.
Nicole’s arm was broken, and she needed to be hospitalized for a few days.
The restaurant manager asked Nicole if she wanted to call anyone, but she only shook her head. She couldn’t let anyone know that Jarrod did this to her.
If she let any of her family members know, the Lawrence family would be doomed.
On the other side, Audrey didn’t know how she got home. She still felt very dizzy.