When Her Death Couldn't Break Him novel Chapter 996

Chapter 996 The Fight 

Jessica nodded repeatedly and said, “Yes.” 

In this world, there was probably no one who was more afraid of Nicholas than Jessica. 

In truth, when she was young and first met Nicholas, she wasn’t afraid of him at all. In fact, she used to tease him in all sorts of ways. 

Due to a severe illness, Nicholas‘ health was in decline. For most of the time, he was confined to a dimly lit 

room. 

Jessica didn’t favor her cousin who always seemed sickly and weak. For a while, she often secretly followed Nicholas, even resorting to throwing stones at him. 

Even when he had cracked open Nicholas‘ head, he had never gotten angry. 

As a result Jessica grew increasingly bold. 

On a rainy night, when Jessica saw Nicholas sneak back in, drenched from the rain, she couldn’t help but tease him, “Oh, where have you been? I’m going to tell Grandpa Niel that you’ve been sneaking out.” 

However, she had hardly taken a few 

Even now, Jessica could still vividly rem“Nicholas came before her. 

the way Nicholas looked at her. His gaze was so icy and 

terrifying. He looked as if he was a demon who had just escaped from hell. 

Nicholas seized her by the hair. Then, he forcibly led her to a nearby pond and submerged her head under the water. 

Every minute that passed didn’t threaten her life, yet it made her acutely aware of the pain. 

During that ordeal, which lasted for over half an hour, Nicholas didn’t utter a single word. 

Ever since that incident, Jessica no longer dared to provoke Nicholas. In fact, she would even tremble at the sight of him. 

When Jessica stepped out of the office, she still felt a bit unnerved. 

Upon reaching the sales department do. Miranda found her demeanor rather odd, as if her mind was elsewhere. “What were you doing upstairs?” 

“It’s nothing much. Nicholas just asked me to show a document to Cecilia.” 

Miranda snatched the document from her hands, gave it a quick scan, and returned it to her only after ensuring there were no issues. 

“You have to remember that we’re on the same team. If you want to win over Nathaniel, you need to listen to me.” 

“Yes.” Jessica nodded absentmindedly. 

Miranda didn’t bother with her anymore. That month, she was determined to make Cecilia leave Orion Corporation. 

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When Jessica returned to Cecilia’s office, she no longer had the inclination to pry into anything. 

Just as Cecilia was about to ask her what was wrong, a phone call came in at that moment. 

She took the call. It was from a kindergarten teacher. 

“What’s wrong?” 

“Ms. Smith, please hurry to the kindergarten. Jon’s two great–grandfathers have gotten into a fight over him.” 

Jon’s two great–grandfathers had a fight? Are you kidding me?