Chapter 69

Jacob lowered his head and started unbuckling his belt. He had made up his mind—if Nicole still refused to cooperate, he would use the belt to tie her hands. Once he did that, she wouldn't be able to fight back at all. Nicole glanced down. The front of her shirt had already been ripped open. She felt utterly humiliated, and her eyes brimmed with tears. In her panic, she reached out with all her strength and grabbed the surgical scalpel from the lab table. Without hesitating another second, she swung it at Jacob. The sound cut through the air, freezing everything around them. Jacob stared in disbelief at the scalpel now embedded in his chest. Pain exploded through him. Nicole took a deep breath, eyes burning red. "Jacob, you left me no choice!" Before Jacob could even react, she raised her foot and kicked him hard. He stumbled backward. She used that moment to jump down from the lab table and grabbed a stool, swinging it straight at him. If he wanted to be vicious, she would b