Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
His tone was chilling, reminiscent of a judge asking a condemned prisoner for their last meal request.
Nicole felt as though an invisible hand was squeezing her throat, rendering her speechless.
She realized with a sinking heart that no one on this ship would take her side.
Nobody would come to her aid. There was no point in defending herself. They were not seeking the truth but rather a punishment.
This was the final act in their cruel carnival.
Jarrod looked into Nicolle’s dim eyes and sneered, “What? Have you given up defending yourself?”
“Even if I said it wasn’t me, would you believe me? In your heart.
Nicole smiled bitterly and added, “You’ve already made up your mind, haven’t you?”
Jarrod stared at Nicole with burning eyes, “And what if you were to explain? How do you know I wouldn’t believe you?”
At that moment, his desire to hear her side of the story seemed more like a personal challenge. Even he was unsure of what he wanted to hear, but he was driven by a need to hear her reasoning.
To him, this conflict appeared to stem from mere jealousy.
The thought that Nicole was jealous of Jamie brought him a twisted sense of satisfaction.
“What are you expecting to hear, Jarrod? That I pushed Jamie into the water out of jealousy?” Nicole asked, her sharp words cutting through the tension.
Suddenly, a fleeting, uncharacteristic expression crossed Jarrod’s stoic face, but it vanished as quickly as it appeared.
Nicole caught a glimpse of it, though.
Now, a smile tugged at the corners of her mouth. But it was not really a smile but more of a sneer.
Did he really think, after all the humiliation she endured because of him, she could still love him? Did she act too convincingly?
Her plan had failed, and the downfall of her family’s empire loomed over her. What more was there for her to cling to?
Nicole faced Jarrod and laughed with scorn.
“You and Jamie are indeed the perfect pair. One heartless and deranged, the other deceitful and vicious. I wish for nothing more than for the two of you to be together and leave me in peace. Let me be clear, Jarrod. I despise you, I abhor you, and you repulse me! I will never love you!”
Her smile was laced with bitterness.
In response, Jarrod’s face contorted with rage, and he raised his hand…
Slap! The sound of his hand striking Nicole’s face echoed in the air.
There was a buzzing sound.
It was a prolonged white noise, and Nicole felt it wouldn’t stop.
Her ear hurt, and she felt like she would go deaf.
Nicole was stunned for a while. Then, she felt the fiery pain on her face spread to her nerves.
She touched her face stiffly. Indeed, it was hot.
It turned out that being slapped by someone who she once loved hurt so much.
Jarrod’s hands were still shaking. He didn’t understand why he was so angry.
Why did this slap hurt his heart more than hitting him in the face?
When he heard Nicole say she hated, detested, and disgusted him, why did he get so angry that he wanted to twist her neck at once?
This hypocritical woman who betrayed him didn’t deserve his pity, right?
Jarrod felt ridiculous that he thought of letting her go after it was over.
What he got was her ruthless words.
He had fallen for Nicole’s acting twice. He would never allow a third time.
He should never feel even the slightest pity on her.
Jarrod finally calmed down after a while. But his voice was still as scary as the demon’s.
“Nicole, I’ll ask you one last time. Do you admit that you pushed Jamie?”
“Why are you insisting that I pushed Jamie? Are you going to force me to admit it, then send me to the police station?”
“It’s good that you know,” Jarrod said coldly.
A self-deprecating smile appeared on Nicole’s face, so she lowered her head to hide it.
What else could she expect from her relationship with Jarrod? There was only hatred between them. Endless hatred.
After a while, Nicole raised her head, met Jarrod’s bloodshot eyes, and said indifferently, “Jarrod, is this only what you are capable of?
Nothing more than this?”
At this moment, there was only disdain in her eyes, making her momentarily return to the proud eldest daughter of the Lawrence family.
“Okay, you’re asking for it, huh? I hope you can still be this proud later.”
As he said this, the last trace of warmth in Jarrod’s eyes disappeared. His tone was full of ridicule.
He turned around and whispered a few words to the man beside him.
Then, two bodyguards walked to the huge fish tank and fished out four bloodthirsty piranhas.
At Jarrod’s command, they threw the fish into the water with a splash.
The four cruel creatures that had not been fed for a long time didn’t leave. Instead, they surrounded the yacht, waiting for someone to feed them.
Jarrod looked down at the fish in the water and then at Nicole. His eyes darkened, which was terrifying. He looked like a devil crawling up from hell.
He asked, “Miss Lawrence, are you ready to start the game?”
Nicole couldn’t figure out what Jarrod was up to. So she forced herself to calm down and asked, “What do you want to do?”
“Miss Lawrence, please go down and play with these little fish I raised. If you can come up, I’ll let go of the matter of you pushing Jamie into the water.”
Jarrod’s voice was indifferent, but it contained unprecedented coldness and cruelty.
At the sight of the bloodthirsty fish in the water, Nicole felt a shiver down his spine.
She didn’t expect Jarrod to be this crazy.
She clearly saw that those were ferocious piranhas.
At this moment, one of Jarrod’s men threw a plate of bloody animal innards into the water.
The calm piranhas instantly jumped out of the water and opened their mouths, revealing their sharp teeth. Then, they fiercely bit the bloody innards.
Soon, the small plate of animal innards was torn to shreds. Those ugly piranhas still rolled and jumped in the water, reluctant to leave.
Obviously, a small plate of innards was not enough for them.
Suddenly, Jarrod’s big hand grabbed Nicole’s shoulder unceremoniously and tilted her body against the railing.
Nicole could imagine what she would encounter if she fell into the water, and her face instantly turned pale. She used all her strength to hold onto Jarrod’s arm.
She didn’t want to die yet.
Her parents were not ready, and they couldn’t bear it.
She couldn’t leave them for now.
Before she died, she had to arrange everything properly first.
She was so scared that she exclaimed in horror, “Jarrod, I really didn’t push her. Doesn’t your yacht have surveillance cameras? You can check the surveillance video.”
Jarrod countered in a cold and ruthless voice, “You actually know how to find a good place. You know that this is a blind spot, right?”
Nicole leaned against the railing. She was very careful, even with her breathing.
One careless move, and those ferocious piranhas would feast on her body.
Her face turned even paler, and layers of cold sweat covered her forehead. There was a faint pleading in her voice when she said, “Jarrod, do you really want me to die like this?”
Jarrod pursed his thin lips tightly. A complicated look flashed in his eyes.