Chapter 1643:

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Jarrod responded, “I don’t trust Roscoe. I’ll have someone else confirm its safety before we proceed.”

Jarrod didn’t have faith in Roscoe, and Nicole didn’t argue on this. They were both focused on Austin’s safety. Jarrod’s doubts showed he was really taking this seriously. There was no point in arguing.

“Alright, just make sure it doesn’t take too long,” Nicole said.

Just then, Nicole’s phone rang. She checked and saw it was Rhett calling.

Before heading to the hospital, Nicole had informed Rhett she was on her way, so he was likely concerned by her delay. She answered and assured Rhett she would be there shortly.

After ending the call, Nicole noticed Jarrod watching her closely. She stood and said, “I have to leave now.”

Jarrod said, “You should keep your distance from Rhett. I don’t trust him.”

Jarrod’s gut told him something wasn’t quite right. Having dug into Rhett’s background and found nothing suspicious, Jarrod struggled to accept Rhett’s clean history—almost too perfect.

It was this perfection that worried Jarrod. He doubted Rhett might have hidden motives for approaching Nicole.

Even though Rhett once worked for the Dimn Group, all of Jarrod’s investigations turned up nothing suspicious.

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Nicole asked, “Why would you say that?” She thought Jarrod had uncovered concrete evidence or specific suspicions.

But Jarrod simply responded, “Just a gut feeling.”

Nicole was left speechless. She said, “Jarrod, not everyone is out to get you. The world isn’t filled with as many traitors as you think.”

Jarrod didn’t argue. He found it hard to trust others because he didn’t have many reliable people in his life.

After Nicole left, Conor showed up just in time.

Noticing the half-finished bowl, Conor was satisfied. “Mr. Schultz, you need to eat more to heal faster.”

“Alright,” Jarrod replied. “You did a good job.”

Conor, feeling happy, shared Alec’s situation. “About Alec, you asked me to dig deeper, and I discovered something odd.”

Jarrod asked, “What did you find?”

Conor explained, “On the day Alec supposedly tried to end his life, he had sent everyone away.”

This action had initially seemed to confirm Alec’s intent to commit suicide, as it appeared premeditated.

But Jarrod doubted it. The day before the incident, Alec had conversed normally with him, showing no signs of distress.

Moreover, Alec held a deep hatred for Roscoe. Knowing Alec’s vengeful nature, Jarrod reasoned that Alec wouldn’t just end his own life.

Jarrod had kept his doubts to himself at that time. Instead, he used the situation as an outlet for his frustration, directing his anger at Nicole and holding her responsible for everything. In fact, he had been quietly looking into the specifics of Alec’s incident.

Currently, Alec had been sent overseas for medical care. Although he remained unconscious, his life was no longer at risk.

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