Chapter 499

The office was brightly lit, but Jacob's face was ghostly pale. He was about to inject something into his arm with a syringe when Nicole walked in. Simon entered behind Nicole and immediately feared for Jacob, knowing the scene could easily lead to some wild assumptions. "Please step out for a moment," Nicole said. "What? Oh... Yes, Mrs. Blake," Simon replied. As he closed the door behind him, he glanced at Jacob, silently wishing him luck. Jacob hastily cleaned up his desk. "Coco, I can explain—" Nicole picked up the syringe, examining it briefly. "Do you think I can't recognize painkillers? What's really going on with your injury?" Faced with her direct questions, Jacob hesitated before pulling out a medical report from his drawer. Nicole snatched it, her frown deepening as she read. Finally, she slammed it down on the desk. "Jacob, if you don't trust me, you should just say so! There are some things the doctors can't figure out, but I can handle it. I can't believe you thought