Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
At first, he thought he would throw this hypocritical woman into the water without hesitation.
But seeing her in such a mess at this moment, his heart began to ache uncontrollably.
Perhaps he would relent and stop as long as she pleaded again.
But suddenly, Jamie’s voice sounded from behind.
“Jarrod, don’t be impulsive.”
Her face was still pale from falling into the water. There were glistening teardrops in the corners of her eyes.
“Miss Lawrence did say something bad about you. But rest assured, I won’t be swayed by her instigation. I will never dislike you for the rest of my life.”
Jarrod’s eyes instantly turned cold. He asked word by word, “What did she say?”
Jamie’s face turned paler. She looked flustered and hesitant.
“It’s not something pleasant, so maybe it’s better for you not to hear…”
“Tell me,” Jarrod interrupted in a cold and cruel tone.
Jamie seemed to be frightened. She shrank back and stuttered, “She…
Miss Lawrence said that the scars on your back look like twisted and ugly centipedes, and they make her feel nauseous. Every time she sleeps with you, she becomes nauseous for several days. She said that I am the only one blind enough not to despise you. She even asked me how I could bear looking at those hideous scars on your back.”
Jarrod’s face turned pale when he heard those words.
How did he get those scars? It was when he crawled on the ground and was whipped like a dog just to fight for a small business.
His life was a living hell during those three years. But he still managed to survive somehow.
Since then, what he valued the most was his dignity. And what he hated the most was having his scars exposed by others.
Besides, anyone could dislike him but Nicole. She was not qualified at all.
Because it was her betrayal with the Lawrence family that gave him the heaviest blow.
In an instant, Jarrod looked at Nicole with eyes filled with bloodthirsty cruelty.
“Nicole…” he murmured through clenched teeth. He felt like the Nicole in front of him was already a lifeless object.
“You have no right,” he added.
He meant that she had no right to dislike him.
At this moment, Nicole felt cold all over.
She wanted to explain. But she had just said she was disgusted with him. Explaining now seemed futile.
She felt so cold that even her lips and teeth trembled.
“Jarrod, I didn’t say…”
Nicole’s words were interrupted by a loud bang.
Before she knew it, her body had already fallen into the water with a splash.
The bloodthirsty revelry kicked off in an instant.
As Nicole’s body submerged in the biting cold water, she felt the chill penetrate every inch of her being.
She couldn’t stop her body from shivering. Her limbs suffered severe cramps and numbness.
But she couldn’t waste even a single second. The water had washed away the blood on her forehead. Those voracious piranhas had already smelled it, and they quickly swam toward her.
Nicole bit the tip of her tongue, hoping to dispel the numbness. She didn’t stop, even if she had already tasted blood in her mouth.
Then, she quickly swam toward the yacht.
At this moment, a life-saving rope was lowered from the yacht.
Jarrod knew Nicole was good at swimming. As long as she grabbed the rope, she would surely be safe.
But so what if she made it back to the yacht safely? At this moment, he already despised her to the core. Even if she miraculously survived, he would definitely continue tormenting her until her life became a living hell.
Jamie still stood on the deck, wanting to watch the fun. But when Jarrod turned around and saw her, he said concernedly in a warm voice, “Why don’t you go inside? You may catch a cold if you stay here longer.”
Jamie held Jarrod’s arm and said coquettishly, “Look at you. Your clothes are still wet. Go inside and get changed. I want you to accompany me.”
Suddenly, the crowd behind them burst into an uproar.
Someone shouted, “She got bitten!”
These three words made Jarrod’s fingers tighten, and his brows furrowed deeply. He instantly brushed off Jamie’s hand and rushed to the railing to check.
Jamie watched Jarrod’s back with hatred. The tenderness and affection in her eyes were replaced by malice.
She thought it would be better if Nicole died. That bitch gave her nothing but trouble.
Jamie deliberately said those words to Jarrod, thinking someone as prideful as him would strangle Nicole to death.
But to her dismay, what she did didn’t even sever their emotional connection.
She stomped her feet in annoyance and followed Jarrod to the railing to see what was going on.
Since she fell in the water just now, she knew the water was bone- chilling.
When Nicole narrowly escaped the fatal bite of the piranha, someone threw a sharp soldering iron to her.
Nicole grabbed it and ruthlessly slammed the pointed end against the surface of the water.
One greedy piranha was caught off guard. The iron stabbed its body, and it instantly turned upside down.
Surprisingly, the people on the yacht cheered.
They were like spectators watching in an arena. They kept chattering and making comments about the scene. But none of them sympathized with Nicole.
Jarrod looked around, and his eyes instantly darkened. With a gloomy face, he commanded coldly, “Get everyone out of here!”
The security guards began to clear the area. Everyone had no choice but to leave in dismay.
Jarrod stared intently at the dark water surface. Since the yacht was a bit high, he could only see her swimming from a distance. But he could tell that Nicole was still struggling to get close to the yacht, refusing to admit defeat.
Nicole’s hands and feet continued paddling through the icy water. The three vicious piranhas were fiercely chasing behind her.
She only managed to hold on and prevent fear from shattering her sanity by biting her tongue. She had never experienced such a terrifying scene in her life.
Finally, she grabbed the life-saving rope.
It felt Like she had grasped onto a sliver of hope to survive.
Nicole pressed her feet against the hull of the yacht and climbed with all her might. Step by step, she got closer and closer to safety.
Suddenly, something unexpected happened.
She missed a step.
In an instant, she fell several meters down.
The piranhas, who had already tasted blood on the water’s surface, leaped eagerly. They were very close to savoring a delicious meal.
Jarrod’s eyes narrowed, and his hand holding the railing trembled unconsciously.
But he tried his best to suppress the surging emotions in his heart.
He reminded himself to be cruel and watched from the sidelines with cold eyes.
He knew Nicole. She was not the type who gave up easily. She never backed down.
True to form, Nicole grabbed the rope again and started to climb, defying all odds.
However, no one noticed her face was already deathly pale. In her desperate attempt to escape, the piranha bit her calf. The boat was now stained with her fresh blood.
And this had fueled the frenzied aggression of those ravenous fish.
The people on the yacht didn’t see any of this.
Nicole didn’t want to give up, so she continued her ascent. But her trembling body told her that she was already exhausted.
Her strength was dwindling, and her consciousness was fading. Her brain could no longer think clearly.