Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
Her cancer was in the mid-advanced stage, and she needed to undergo an operation as soon as possible. Otherwise, she would only have three months to live.
She held the examination report in her hand tightly. It was a clear proof that her stomach was badly damaged.
But this news was not the most heartbreaking for her.
Another blood test result in her hand showed she was pregnant.
She was two months pregnant.
These past months, Jarrod was violent and ruthless every time they had sex. She bled several times, but she thought it was only her normal menstruation.
She never thought she was pregnant.
Jarrod didn’t like to use condoms, so Nicole took contraceptive pills every time. How could she get pregnant?
The doctor’s words were still vivid in her mind.
“You must have an abortion first before we can arrange the gastric cancer surgery.”
Nicole bit her dry lips hard. Soon, she made up her mind.
The abortion must be done as soon as possible, but she had to delay the gastric cancer surgery.
The Lawrence Group was now in a life-and-death situation, and all the deals she had earned went smoothly. She was on the right track of saving the company.
It was not easy for the company to reach such an improvement, so she couldn’t slack off. She couldn’t be hospitalized for now.
Besides, her parents were still in bad condition. She was the only one to manage the Lawrence family now.
At the thought of this, she tore up the test results, threw them into the trash can, and got in the car without looking back.
Nicole rested her hands on the steering wheel. Her hands couldn’t stop trembling, which meant she couldn’t possibly drive at this moment.
So she took out her phone to call her assistant to pick her up.
But before she could do anything, her assistant’s call came in first.
When she pressed the answer button, her assistant’s flustered voice came through.
“Miss Lawrence, bad news! There is something wrong with the deals that you have brought for the company!”
“What? What do you mean?”
The assistant replied between sobs, “They said that our finished products didn’t meet their standards, so they refused the deliveries.”
Nicole was so shocked that she held her breath.
“How can that be possible?”
She personally checked the samples to ensure their quality. She even watched every step of the procedure herself.
Those deals were the hope for the Lawrence family to be on the right track. How could such an error happen?
Nicole didn’t think about anything else anymore. She got out of her car, hailed a taxi, and rushed back to the company. Then, she saw the products piled up in the lobby of the company.
Nicole went to her office and called those companies to convince them to receive the products. But they all asserted that they couldn’t accept the products without telling her the real reason.
Only Korbin, the last company on the list, reminded her kindly, “Miss Lawrence, did you offend anyone recently?”
Nicole was stunned. Did she offend anyone?
She thought for a while, but only Jarrod came to her mind.
Her hands trembled, but she managed to take her phone and call Jarrod.
“Mr. Schultz, where are you?”
It was noisy and lively on the other end of the line.
Jarrod’s cold and ruthless voice came through, “I’m not available today.”
Then, he hung up the phone.
ALL she could hear was a beeping sound.
Nicole immediately contacted one of Jarrod’s friends and asked where he was.
It was only then that she found out that today was Jamie’s birthday.
Jarrod held a party for Jamie on a private yacht.
Nicole hung up and rushed to the dock.
She had to pay a loan amounting to eighty million dollars tomorrow.
If she couldn’t pay it in time, the Lawrence family would be doomed.
Thus, she couldn’t waste time.
The Valiant Voyager, Jarrod’s private yacht, docked at the seaside harbor. It was a three-hour drive from the city center.
It was already afternoon when Nicole arrived there.
She didn’t have anything this morning because she had to fast for her laboratory tests. Later, when she rushed to the company, she was swamped with those issues with the deals. For a whole long day, she didn’t have time to eat anything. Until now, her stomach was empty.
It felt like her stomach was burning, not from hunger but from some sort of internal heat.
A miserable smile slowly crept across Nicole’s face. She often felt this way since the beginning of the year. Now that she was diagnosed with stomach cancer, she knew it was a sign of her stomach suffering and warned her to pay attention to her health.
But unfortunately, she hadn’t paid much attention to her condition since Jarrod’s return. After all, handling him had taken her most of the time and effort.
If she hadn’t missed the best time for treatment, her condition wouldn’t have worsened like this.
Now, it was too late for anything.
When Nicole stepped out of the car, the cold late December wind blew on her face. She felt like it was a blade that cut her skin. She wrapped her coat tightly around her body and walked toward the dock which Led to the prominent ultra-Luxury yacht.
Two bodyguards in black stood there, checking the guests’ invitations before they could get on board.
Nicole called Jarrod, and he answered quickly.
She hurriedly said, “Jarrod, I’m outside the Valiant Voyager. Can you come down to see me? Or can I go up?”
“I told you I’m busy today, and I don’t want to see you. Get out of here!” Jarrod replied impatiently.
“Jarrod, please. It will only take five minutes,” Nicole pleaded. She didn’t intend to give up.
“Not even five seconds. All my time today is only for Jamie,” Jarrod refused coldly.
“So, get lost! Don’t let me see your disgusting face!”
Nicole then heard the beeping sound.
Jarrod hung up without even giving her a chance to explain.
Nicole dialed Jarrod’s number again. But this time, all she got was a busy tone. It seemed he had blocked her.
She stood in the cold wind for almost two hours, wrapping her coat tightly around her body. Her assistant called again, informing her that one of their partners, who wasn’t dissatisfied with their products, had called and asked about their products being returned.
This was not a good sign. It seemed this partner was thinking about terminating their cooperation.
Nicole clenched her fists tightly. She walked forward, pulled out some cash from her wallet, and stuffed the money into the bodyguards’ hands, attempting to bribe them to let her in.
But the bodyguards shook their heads and waved their hands, refusing her money.
She understood what they were worried about. So, she hastened to explain, “Please, take it. I won’t make things difficult for you.
Just do me a favor. Tell Jamie that Nicole is here and wants to talk to her. If she doesn’t want to see me, I’ll immediately leave. I won’t cause you any trouble.”
Nicole was betting on whether Jamie’s hatred toward her was enough to let her in. Once she got in, she would stand a chance of seeing Jarrod. In that case, she could manage to talk with him, thus saving her company from going bankrupt. She must see Jarrod tonight, no matter what.
These bodyguards were surely high-paid, so it was useless for Nicole to bribe them into letting her on board. But they could relay her message to Jamie.
Sure enough, one of the bodyguards took the money and went up to ask.
After a few minutes, the bodyguard returned with good news.
“Miss Powell is willing to let you on board.”
Nicole knew she had won. She clenched her fists tightly and stepped onto the yacht.