Love Unbreakable

Jarrod’s face was an icy mask, his expression unyielding.

He hadn't anticipated that Nicole, even with an injured hand, would dare such an act.

He realized he had miscalculated, underestimating Nicole's resourcefulness.

He should never have let his guard down, not even for a moment.

"Nicole, this is the last time I'm telling you.

Let Jamie go!" Jarrod demanded.

His intense gaze fixed on Nicole, his eyes sharp and accusing as if trying to penetrate her very soul.

Anyone would feel intimidated by such a look, including Nicole.

Nicole had seen Jarrod angry before, but today his fury was exceptional, almost palpable, as if he could lash out at her any second.

Nicole thought Jarrod’s anger stemmed from the fact that Jamie was held hostage, the very person Jarrod valued above all others.

Nicole wouldn't have dared, knowing the backlash it would cause, but she was desperate.

She couldn't let her father remain vulnerable to Jarrod's whims, risking imprisonment at his displeasure.

Nicole knew her father wouldn't survive long in jail, especially in his declining health.

She might never see him again if he were incarcerated.

Thus, she decided to take a risk.

Holding the fork against Jamie's neck, Nicole faced Jarrod defiantly.

"Jarrod, you have twenty minutes.

If I don't see the contract and the documents, I'll do it," she stated calmly.

This was the deadline she set for herself.

In her weakened state, she couldn't prolong this standoff.

had to

eyes darkened

you're courting death!" he said, each word laced with a chilling

voice, colder than the deepest

Nicole remained unfazed.

wall clock

you have nineteen minutes and thirty seconds left." Bang! Jarrod's hand, charged with anger,

to the floor,

twisted in fury, he gritted his teeth and warned, "Nicole, have you considered’ the consequences?"

her, it was a choice between a dire situation and an

seemed the

hadn't anticipated Nicole's audacity to use her as a

between Nicole and Jarrod, forcing Nicole

that moment, Jamie refused to

plan succeeded, how could she possibly assert control over Nicole later? Jamie subtly shifted her wrist, contemplating if she could overpower

as she attempted to move, a sharp pain at

a stifled

second, a drop

"Jamie, don't try anything, or I'll do it!" Jamie's realization that the

me! She's going to kill me!" Jamie's cries

Jamie's terrified voice, his eyes

Nicole alone was manageable, but

After hanging up, he glared at Nicole with a sneer, "I hope you're ready for

the cancer, she found a strange sense

be more frightening than death itself? Soon, Alec

to Nicole, who meticulously checked

Alec glanced at Jarrod, who commanded

them." The papers and disks were

demeanor broke, revealing a flicker of

the threat, sparing her father

to ash,

out, "Let Jamie go!” Nicole, still gripping Jamie's throat, bargained, "I have one

take away your parents this instant!” Every line of Jarrod's face radiated lethal

almost lost his