Chapter 26

Nicole just stood there. Her body turned cold as the raindrops fell on her hair and clothes. She stared at Maverick, who was in a worrying state lying in a pool of blood. She felt like her heart was being squeezed as she took in the bullet wounds on his back. For a moment, she thought she was going to suffocate. She had mixed feelings. She recalled the moment when Maverick protected Chloe during the car accident. She also remembered how Maverick had coldly chosen to sacrifice her liver and when he had ordered his men to pull out her fingernails. Those memories of him were a stark contrast to this man before her that was slowly dying after taking several bullets for her. It was evident through Nicole's eyes that she had wavered. Yet, that moment happened very briefly. Her eyes shone with reason and rationality the next instant. Nicole calmed down fairly quickly. She took her phone out and dialed the number for emergency services. She informed the responder her location and Maveri