Nicole answered quickly, and hearing her voice, the nanny broke into tears. "Miss, Austin..."

Nicole stood up in shock. "What happened to Austin?"

“Austin's running a high fever, and he's passed out. Mr. Jarrod hasn't taken us to the hospital." the nanny said between sobs.

Nicole's chest tightened.

After Nicole hung up, Roscoe noticed her worried expression. "Is something wrong with Austin?" he asked.

Nicole nodded and said, "Austin has a fever."

Without hesitation, Roscoe tried to remove his IV. “I'll come with you to check on him."

"No!" Nicole stopped him from pulling out the needle. "Don't move. Keep getting the infusion. I'll handle this myself."

Nicole was concerned that if Roscoe went with her, Jarrod, unpredictable as ever, could further delay Austin's treatment.

Nicole, filled with worry, reassured him, "Don't worry, Roscoe. I won't let Jarrod intimidate me anymore. I'll stand up to him."

She urged Roscoe, “Focus on your recovery. Once you're better, we'll hire a lawyer and fight to get Austin back."

Seeing how determined Nicole was, Roscoe grasped his presence would only worsen the situation. "Go quickly. Take care of Austin. I'll stay here."

“Alright. Nicole left immediately, driving the car Roscoe had arranged for her."

Nicole arrived at the villa to find the guards at the door expecting her. They let her through with little resistance.

As Nicole was about to head upstairs, she noticed Jarrod waiting at the top, seemingly expecting her. Her anger flared up, and she couldn't help but slap him hard. “Jarrod, are you even human? How could you do this to Austin?"

She raised her hand for another strike, but Jarrod seized her wrist, sneering, “So you've decided to come back? Didn't get too cozy with your lover?"

Nicole rolled her eyes. Jarrod was being entirely unreasonable, blaming her when he was the one who had kept her from seeing Austin.

Nicole was furious, but her worry for Austin outweighed her anger, and she didn't want to escalate things with Jarrod. "Let go of me, Jarrod. I need to get Austin to the hospital!" she insisted.

Surprisingly, Jarrod didn't argue with her, loosening his grip and letting her go upstairs.

Pushing the door open, Nicole found Austin lying on the bed, with the nanny by his side.