Jarrod's eyes darkened and his handsome face was covered with the coldness.

"Do you really despise me that much?"

"Yes, I can't stand you."

The pain in Nicole's stomach was intense, driving her to end the conversation quickly.

“Jarrod, perhaps you and Jamie should journey to hell together. You might find companionship there in the afterlife."

This remark ignited Jarrod's fury. He leaned forward abruptly, gripping Nicole's chin tightly. "What makes you think you can talk to me with that vicious tone?"

Vicious? To Nicole, his accusation seemed almost laughable. Howe ordered those two women to attack her in the detention center. Then, he even locked her up in the villa to bully her. All of these must have something to do with Jamie. Jarrod must have supported Jamie throughout the time.

In her eyes, it was Jamie and Jarrod who deserved to face damnation, not her.

She couldn't care less about how Jarrod viewed her. His opinion of her, whether he saw her as cruel or not, held no weight in her heart.

Over the past few days, Jarrod had cast numerous accusations at her.

She really didn't care about it at all.

“It seems I'm the villain in your story, right? Haven't you grown accustomed to it?"

When Jarrod came back from abroad, Nicole's belief in kindness as a weakness was reinforced.

To her, it only opened the door to mistreatment by the unscrupulous.

Her memories of Jarrod were marred by his insults and disrespect toward her and her family. The downfall of the Lawrence Group, her father's hospitalization, and every calamity seemed tied to either Jarrod or Jamie.

She held both Jamie and Jarrod responsible for the misfortunes of her family and the Lawrence Group. In her eyes, Jamie and Jarrod were far from innocent.

A fiery hatred burned in Nicole's gaze as she faced Jarrod. “If I had the strength, I would've ended you myself, ensuring you and Jamie faced your reckoning together."

Jarrod's expression darkened at her words.

In a sudden move, he seized Nicole by the neck and pushed her against the bedside cabinet.

Because of that, Nicole coughed violently.