Chapter 1398

Jared caressed Nicole’s face, while his eyes were brimming with reluctance.

Nicole’s heart melted at the sight of his doting eyes. ‘He has been treating me so well. Even after my face has become like this, he still treats me the same as before. He isn’t disgusted by me at all…’

‘The original plan was to lure the perpetrator out, but I didn’t expect him to care about me this much. It’s really getting overwhelming.’

Nicole was struck with a pang of guilt when she saw how reluctant Jared was to leave. ‘Maybe I should’ve told him the plan. That way, he wouldn’t be as sad. But then again, Jared would behave too calmly, and because of that, we won’t be able to fool anyone.’

Then, she closed her eyes and waited for time to pass.

As night fell, a person came knocking on Joyce McCarthy’s door and barged in hastily.

“Nicole was injured and hospitalized, Ms. Jo. The injury was very serious. It left her disfigured!”

“Disfigured?”

‘The heavens must be on my side! Looks like the restaurant owner is reliable after all. Now that the b**** has been disfigured, I’ll have to see how she’ll seduce other people!’

“Is there anyone guarding that b****?” Joyce looked at her aide with a glint of wickedness in her eye.

“Jared was there with her earlier, but he seemed to have left to get something.”

Joyce smirked at once. ‘This opportunity is a gift from heaven!’

“Send someone there. I think you know what to do.” She lifted her hand and performed the cutthroat gesture.

Her man immediately understood what she meant and was taken aback by the fact that Joyce wanted him to make an attempt on the woman’s life.

“Yes, I know,” he said, left with no choice but to follow along with the orders.

Joyce then nodded and leaned back comfortably on the backrest.

‘I have long waited for this day! So long as Nicole’s not dead, there won’t be a day when I will be able to sleep peacefully. It’s only after she has been dealt with that the McCarthy family has been avenged!’

Nicole was lying on her bed with her eyes closed, waiting for someone. It was then that she heard a creek, followed by the sight of a man quietly opening the door and entering. Nicole did not move until the person had approached her. He produced a syringe from one of his pockets and was about to inject it into her IV drip when Nicole kicked him in the head.

Suffering a heavy blow to the head, he staggered and fell onto the ground.

“You’re finally here!” Nicole sneered and sat up from the bed.

The man was startled when he saw that Nicole could still move. All of a sudden, she leaped out of bed and grabbed him by the back of his collar, before shoving him with considerable force, causing him to fall to the ground again.

The man was terrified. ‘How is this even possible? No wonder Ms. Jo wanted to get rid of her. She’s a living nightmare!’

The man was thinking of ways to escape when Nicole stomped on his chest, causing him to freeze and squirm.

“Let go, let go of me!” the man yelled, trying to thrash his way out of her grasp.

“I thought she would come in person. I definitely wasn’t expecting her to send someone over.” Nicole quipped.