Nicole tensed, then clenched her teeth and answered, âHeâs my child, mine alone.
â
At this, Jarrod let out a cold laugh.
âYour child, very well!â
Jarrodâs tone grew chilling as he echoed her words.
âAlec!â He called out.
Alec promptly appeared at the doorway, âMr.
Schultz, what do you need?â
âThrow that child out of the window!â Jarrod commanded, his voice brutal and merciless.
Alec stood frozen, his body rigid with shock.
Nicoleâs nails clawed into the carpet fiercely, one fingernail snapping and bleeding, creating a terrible sight.
âAre you deaf?â Jarrodâs voice was cold.
âDo it now!â
Alec nodded and said, âAlright.
â He was prepared to follow orders, no matter how extreme, even if Jarrod demanded he cut out his own heart.
âNo! Donât!â Nicoleâs scream shattered the silence.
She couldnât hold back any Longer.
Jarrod was pushing her to her limits, forcing her to confess.
âJarrod, have you lost your mind?â Nicole yelled in a panic.
âThatâs your child! You canât do this!â
She lunged forward and grabbed at his trouser leg, her grip desperate, her cries muffled by despair.
âLet Austin go.
Let him go.
Take my life instead.
Just spare Austin⦠He shouldnât be raised by someone Like youâ¦â
Nicole didnât want Austin to accept Jarrodâs harsh and twisted upbringing.
If her child, born amid such struggle, were to become cruel and heartless under Jarrodâs influence, committing terrible deeds, then she would have preferred her child never existed.
âs BunnyBookery âLet him go.
Let him be freeâ¦â Nicole continued, her sobs violent and unrestrained.
Jarrod grabbed her out of the blue, his face intense.
âNicole, why did you decide to have this child? Was it to harm me, to deal a fatal blow?â
Nicole was baffled by his accusations.
âThen why have him, only to run off with another man?â Jarrodâs eyes burned with rage.
âYou want my child to call another man father? Do you want to die?â
His hands tightened around her neck, choking her.
âI wish I could die.
I truly do.
Everyone I love is gone.
I have no reason to live!â Nicoleâs emotions swung wildly between sobbing and hysterical laughter as if she had lost her mind.
âBut he survived.
Heâs just too resilient.
In my frail, disease-ridden body, his vigor truly frightens me.
â Nicole was referring to Austin.
Austinâs birth process was fraught with danger.
Yet, destined to be born, he miraculously made it through.
âJarrod, I despise you.
I wish you were dead.
Why canât you just die? It would be better if you were no longer alive!â Nicole was getting more and more emotional.
âDone pretending?â Jarrod said with a cold scoff.
âToo bad.
Iâm very much alive, thriving in fact.
And should I die, Iâll make sure you come with me, because I love you so muchâ¦â
After uttering these words, even Jarrod seemed surprised by them.