Jarrod was silent for a while. Then, he said, "I can't accept it."

Vicki was stunned for a moment. She stared at Jarrod with her mouth gaped open before she finally managed to say, “Jarrod, am I that bad? You know I only want to help you. I will never harm you."

Vicki really couldn't understand why Jarrod refused. She wanted nothing but a title. Why was he so unwilling to give it to her?

“It's not that you're not good enough," Jarrod said. “It's just that I don't want to complicate our relationship. If you make a deal with me, you will only end up hurting yourself."

Nicole's escape from him was a heavy blow to Jarrod. His mind was a mess, and he could no longer think of anything else. Vicki's words had a point. The marriage of convenience could offer him great support. But he still didn't want it.

“Jarrod, do you know that all the shareholders are conspiring to oust you?" Vicki said anxiously. "Once you are kicked out of the company and lose your position, it won't be easy for you to find Nicole again."

Jarrod remained silent, his disturbance evident in his quiet.

Vicki knew it was useless to say more since convincing him seemed out of the question. So, she threw out her one last bait. "Jarrod, our union means nothing. It is merely to resolve the current crisis and solidify the relationship between the Hamptons and the Schultzes. If one day Nicole appears again, it's fine with me. I can tolerate her. I hope you can think it over."

After saying this, Vicki left, heartbroken.

Jarrod's ruthlessness in dealing with things resulted in many enemies.

After the setback brought by the scandal, these enemies focused their attention on the Schultz Group, exerting all efforts to take it down until it was totally destroyed.

The Schultz Group was Jarrod's creation. He couldn't let it fall while he was in charge.

A month later, the news of the Hampton-Schultz union spread out. The wedding date was announced on the day of their engagement ceremony.

Because of this, Jarrod's name was boosted, and he quickly returned to the Schultz Group. After several months of decisive measures, he recovered his position in the company and eliminated his rivals.

Vicki thought this would be the beginning of a happy life for her to live on with Jarrod.

But while she was celebrating, Nicole entered the picture again.

Jarrod pressed Vicki down on the seat and then withdrew his hand.

"I'll keep my promise to marry you. But that's all I can do. I can only give what we have agreed on from the start."

Time was running and he was desperate to rush to Nicole's whereabouts, so he didn't elaborate further, hoping Vicki would come around.

“But Jarrod... " Not reconciled, Vicki tightly clung to the hem of his coat.