Jarrod had traveled to Swynborough, where Nicole once spent her days, and marked her new beginning without him.

Through his investigations, Jarrod learned that Nicole, using the alias Nell, had been leading a simple life there with a young academic. On weekends, they would stroll in the park, feed pigeons in the plaza, and go grocery shopping together. Moreover, they had a child! Nicole had actually started a family with that man!

According to the neighbors, they seldom brought the child outside, having only glimpsed the child from afar once. The child was slender and small, seemingly not yet three years old.

Jarrod scoffed. While he endured sleepless nights filled with agony under the thought of her passing away near the cliff, Nicole was enjoying a mundane existence with another man. They deceived him together.

This realization made Jarrod feel as though the towering buildings in his mind were crumbling swiftly. It drove him to want to shatter everything, on the verge of being insane.

Jarrod's icy, slim lips forcefully invaded Nicole's. Finally, Nicole abruptly came to her senses, pushing Jarrod forcefully.

"Mmm!" Nicole's fingernails left a deep, bloody scratch on Jarrod's face, yet she still couldn't stop him.

Jarrod resembled as wild as a creature possessed, driven by a desire to destroy everything around him.

Nicole bit down hard on his lip, and in response, Jarrod clutched her jaw so tightly it seemed he might dislocate it.

Nicole's eyelashes quivered, and tears streamed down her face. Her eyes, red and tear-filled, radiated a tragic beauty.

For a moment, Jarrod's ruthless grip softened, and he rasped, "Nicole, how could you have a child with another man!"

Bang! It felt Like an explosion went off in her head. Nicole's eyes widened in shock, realizing Jarrod had discovered Austin's existence.

He had found out earlier than she had expected.

Noticing Nicole's expression, Jarrod experienced a wave of sorrow, his heart wrenching.

"Is that Watts guy the father?" Overwhelmed by pain, Jarrod's voice was eerily slow and as cold as the ashes of hell.

Exhaling a sigh of relief at his lack of knowledge of him being Austin's father, Nicole replied with a faint smile, “I wish it were his, but sadly, it isn't.”

"Then who is the father?" Jarrod demanded, teeth gritted.

Nicole replied with a weak smile, “While overseas, I took too many painkillers and got sick on the street, and then I got pregnant. I don't know who the father is."

Jarrod's gaze turned icy, "You're lying! It has to be that Watts guy!"

Nicole scoffed. "Dr. Watts has a promising future. Why would he have a child with me? Had you checked, you'd know the hospital records list the father as unknown."