Chapter 2262: Chapter 2268

Stunned, Deniz grabbed her hair and slammed her head toward the table.

“Bitch! You dare hit me? You’re looking for death! You’re here to serve me!”

Nicole picked up an ashtray and sneered, “If you humiliate me tonight, your future will be very miserable!”

Deniz shook his head dismissively.

“You’re talking nonsense!”

Nicole’s eyes narrowed.

“Jarrod won’t let anyone humiliate the mother of his child.

Regardless of our relationship, I’m still the mother of his kid.

Do you think he’ll just sit back if he finds out it’s you?”

Deniz hesitated.

The thought that Nicole was the mother of Jarrod’s child made him pause.

Jarrod cared deeply about his image.

If he discovered someone messing with his family, he would certainly act.

Having crossed Jarrod before, Deniz knew he needed to be careful.

Sensing the shift, Nicole posed the question.

“Do you really think Vicki arranged for me to come and appease you?”

Deniz’s hesitation deepened.

“Why would she?” Nicole continued.

“She’s always looked down on you.

She’s offering you a ‘deal,’ but it’s a trap.

She’s pushing you to take the blame, and if anything goes wrong, she’ll act like she had no part in it.

You’ll be the scapegoat, won’t you?”

Her rhetorical question left Deniz stunned.

When he thought about it, it started to make sense.

Vicki had always been arrogant and aloof, never trying to please him.

Her arrangement felt suspicious.

Deniz became more convinced that Vicki had set him up.

If Jarrod asked Vicki about it, she’d wash her hands clean, leaving him as the culprit.

Damn it! Vicki was really scheming!

After silently cursing Vicki, Deniz eyed Nicole suspiciously.

“You’re saying all this, but how do I know you’re not just trying to trick me? Maybe you just want me to let you off.

”

Nicole remained calm.

“Some things don’t need an explanation.

You can see for yourself whether it’s true .

”

Nicole knew that if she tried to defend herself now, Deniz wouldn’t believe her.

Rather than argue further, she let him think things over for himself.

Deniz was nearly convinced but still asked, “If you’re so sure about everything, why didn’t you tell Jarrod that Vicki was behind it? She must have used your child to threaten you, right?”

Despite Deniz’s apparent cluelessness, Nicole didn’t think of him as an idiot.

Anyone who could build a reputation in Ardlens had to have some smarts.

Deniz pressed further.

“You say Jarrod values you, right? Then why don’t you call him and tell him what happened? Let’s see how he handles it.

”

He insisted Nicole make the call.

Nicole shook her head.

“I’ve got important matters here.

I wouldn’t have come otherwise.

”

Vicki’s tactics weren’t formidable, but Nicole chose to comply only to make Vicki drop her guard and ease Jarrod’s vigilance.

This time, she would be careful and not act impulsively.

Her goal was to regain custody of Austin and leave with him, ensuring their safety.

There were still many secrets at Kingbel Club waiting to be uncovered.

Now that she was here as Vicki demanded, Nicole assumed Vicki would lower her guard and wouldn’t take any immediate action against Austin, which benefited everyone.

Besides, the familiar face she’d seen earlier, the woman named Melissa, was definitely a concern.

Melissa must have done the plastic surgery to resemble her look, but from where did Melissa know her, and why was Melissa imitating her?

Nicole knew this situation wasn’t as simple as it appeared and felt the urge to delve into the underlying truth.