Chapter 1401


    The sudden confession made Nicole choke, up and she fell silent thereafter. It was only after Jared had


    seen her lying down and doing what she was supposed to be doing that he went on to handle his work


    affairs remotely through his phone.


    He was actually quite busy, but he was also worried about Nicole, and that was why he would rather


    stay here to apany her.


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    Seeing this, Nicole had no other option but to turn herptop on to do her work. After much thought,


    she sent a message to Harvey.


    As of now, Harvey was the only person capable of getting through this curveball.


    As expected, Max hurried into the room not long after. “Mr.


    Johnston, about thepany meeting in the afternoon, it would be best if you show up…”


    Max closed in on Jared’s ears to whisper the rest of the sentence to him. Nicole could not hear it clearly


    but she had an inkling of what the tactic that Harvey had employed was. As both sides were


    coborating, the employees at thepany would definitely be overwhelmed if Harvey made a fuss.


    Unexpectedly, Jared shot Nicole a re after having heard everything that Max had said. His gaze


    went on to give her an inexplicable chill deep within.


    ‘Why is he looking at me like that? As if… He knew that she had done it! But wait, it would not be that


    strange now, would it?’ Nicole thought to herself.


    In truth, Jared was not able to read her thoughts, and he could not even if he wanted to. Ultimately, he


    kept mum and decided not to utter a word about it. He had already stayed here for close to two hours,


    and as Nicole was adamant about wanting him to leave, he could only respect her wish and leave. In


    addition, he feared that something had and would go wrong if he did not.


    “Get well soon. I’lle backter.” Jared’s darted his eyes at her, after which he took his coat and left.


    With mixed feelings, Nicole watched his silhouette as he left. She could not help but breathe a sigh of


    relief, yet, at the same time, she felt sorry for Jared. If it was any constion to her, she would only


    need to keep the act going for two days, and that all of this woulde to an end soon enough.


    After Jared had left, Nicole proceeded to get busy with herptop. She quickly hacked into the


    hospital’s systems and took control of the surveince. As of now… she was waiting for the fish to take


    the bait.


    In the evening, the hospital becamepletely silent, with Nicole falling asleep after she had finished


    her dinner. At the moment, the doctors and nurses were switching shifts. Just as she was about to fall


    asleep, she heard a sudden series of footfalls from afar. Nicole slowly sat up and looked at the door of


    the ward, squinting her eyes like a fox ready to pounce.


    Soon after, a woman in stilettos rushed in, throwing the door open, and apanying her here were


    four bodyguards. The instant they entered, they quickly closed the entrance to the ward and pulled the


    curtains down. This turned the ward into a private space.


    Nicole stared at the woman at the front who was wearing a hat, and muttered coldly, “So you came.”


    Joyce took her jacket and hat off to show Nicole her face, which was heavily caked with makeup. She


    had deliberately done so to instill a sense of jealousy in Nicole; jealousy rooted in the idea that Joyce


    still possessed her good looks while Nicole was nothing but a disfigured creature.


    Seeing that Nicole was truly disfigured and that there were now several appalling scars running down


    her face, Joyceughed out loud. “Aw, Nicole. Looks like you actually got your just deserts, huh! Wasn’t


    that the same face that had managed to enchant Jared and Martin? Let’s see if that face of yours can


    do the same now!”


    Nicole proceeded to look at Joyce. Although she was as skinny and idiotic as she used to be, there


    was something in her gaze that seemed different now; her eyes were filled with rage and twisted


    savagery.


    “Tsk tsk. You are the young scion of the McCarthy family. What I don’t get is, why is it that you look


    more like one of those lunatics who’ve broken out of a mental asylum?” Nicole ridiculed in a cold voice.


    Nicole then went on to study Joyce, her eyes brimming with condescension, “Even if I’m disfigured,


    Martin will still do everything he can to help me out. What about you? You’re just another scumbag who


    stabs others when their backs are turned.”


    Nicole’s words pierced her like a hot knife through butter, shattering Joyce’s self-esteem at once.


    “B****! what gives you the right to criticize me!?” Joyce rushed to the front of the window and grabbed a


    mirror, forcing Nicole to look at it. “Martin treated you just because he was kind! With that face of yours,


    what right do you have to ridicule me?”