"You and Jamie are indeed the perfect pair. One heartless and deranged, the other deceitful and vicious. I wish for nothing more than for the two of you to be together and leave me in peace. Let me be clear, Jarrod. I despise you, I abhor you, and you repulse me! I will never love you!"

Her smile was laced with bitterness.

In response, Jarrod's face contorted with rage, and he raised his hand...

Slap! The sound of his hand striking Nicole's face echoed in the air.

There was a buzzing sound.

It was a prolonged white noise, and Nicole felt it wouldn't stop.

Her ear hurt, and she felt like she would go deaf.

Nicole was stunned for a while. Then, she felt the fiery pain on her face spread to her nerves.

She touched her face stiffly. Indeed, it was hot.

It turned out that being slapped by someone who she once loved hurt so much.

Jarrod's hands were still shaking. He didn't understand why he was so angry.

Why did this slap hurt his heart more than hitting him in the face?

When he heard Nicole say she hated, detested, and disgusted him, why did he get so angry that he wanted to twist her neck at once?

This hypocritical woman who betrayed him didn't deserve his pity, right?

Jarrod felt ridiculous that he thought of letting her go after it was over.

What he got was her ruthless words.

He had fallen for Nicole's acting twice. He would never allow a third time.

He should never feel even the slightest pity on her.

Jarrod finally calmed down after a while. But his voice was still as scary as the demon's.

"Nicole, I'll ask you one last time. Do you admit that you pushed Jamie?"