Chapter 1406
“I’m sorry…” Harvey uttered, unable to say anything else.
Nicole then landed a series of punches on his chest. “I asked you to stall him. If you had done your damn job, he would have been fine…!”
As she spoke, her voice choked. Harvey had never seen Nicole in her current state. He had seen valiant Nicole; the Nicole who was always calm, collected, brilliant, and capable of coming up with strategies to deal with any situation, but he had never seen her being so vulnerable and tearful.
At that moment, he became overwhelmed with remorse. He could not help but hug Nicole and allow her to land a flurry of hits on him.
“Hit me. I did not think that things would turn out the way they are. Jared ultimately knew everything. He had people monitoring you at the hospital… He knew that Joyce had brought her men with her to make another attempt on your life, and knowing this, he left in a hurry…” Harvey revealed as Nicole continued to land a few blows on him.
However, the more she knew about the truth, the greater her pain became. As it turned out, she was not wrong; Jared actually knew everything. It was just that he did not burst her bubble as he wanted her to fulfill her plans, opting instead to protect her in secret
It was unknown to her how often Jared had always protected her in secret and helped her out while taking her plans into consideration
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