Love Unbreakable

In the surveillance room, Jarrod watched Nicole on the screen, a pang of pain striking his heart.

Jarrod longed to embrace Nicole, yet he was acutely aware of his current lack of standing to do so.

During their silent car ride back, neither spoke a word.

Upon arriving at the mourning hall, Jarrod noticed Nicole had succumbed to sleep, worn out from being awake for two days straight.

Observing her peaceful slumber, Jarrod chose not to disturb her, allowing her to rest in the car.

"Waah..."

Suddenly, Nicole began crying in her sleep.

Her body trembled, and her muffled sobs deeply affected Jarrod.

Feeling as if his heart were ensnared by chains and grappling with immense guilt, Jarrod's face turned ashen.

He then did what he had longed to do.

He gently held Nicole in his arms.

In her sleep, Nicole, mistaking him for someone else, clung tightly to his arm.

Jarrod, breathing deeply, remained still, fearful of waking her.

After a while, exhaustion overcame Jarrod.Having also been awake for two days, Nicole's closeness, the focus of his turmoil, lulled Jarrod into sleep.

Nicole's eyes suddenly snapped open to the sound of Jarrod's steady breathing.

Contrary to appearances, she had not been asleep.

The thought of resting next to someone she deemed a demon was inconceivable.

Quietly, she shipped from Jarrod's embrace, leaving him slumped against the seat, vulnerable in sleep.

The moonlight cast a deceptive glow on his stern, yet striking features, masking his underlying ruthlessness.

Nicole, eyeing the driver's seatbelt, a sinister idea forming in her mind, contemplated an evil plan.

And that was to kill Jarrod.

The weight of her suffering and the Lawrence family’s tragedies all traced back to this man.

Nicole believed that by eliminating the root of these woes, she could finally give her parents peace.

In her mind, avenging them meant joining them in the afterlife.

As she pulled out the seatbelt and wrapped it around Jarrod's neck, her hands shook, tears streaming down her face.

She had never squashed an ant, how could she take a human life? Frozen, unable to complete the final act, her resolve wavered.

Then, a deep, raspy voice shattered the silence.

stop now?"Jarrod's eyes opened, his gaze in the moonlight

the back of Nicole's

icy as he asked, "Do you

Nicole's mind

flood of anger, unwillingness, and

lost her chance, and Jarrod wouldn't grant

over,

Jarrod chuckled.

annoyed

eyes,

shook, and her

despised her own inability to end his

the

heart? He had thought

it seemed irrelevant whether he

a complex, unhealthy dynamic - a mix of love and hate, too entangled to be

alone could define or resolve the intricate web

the midst of their tangled emotions, Jarrod's resolve

couldn't let Nicole

pondered over

supposed impending death due to stomach cancer be a reality? This

Jarrod declared, "Nicole, we're even now, but I'm not

It wasn't a request.

was something he had

the revulsion his words might evoke

that opportunity," he said, alluding to a chance for her to

you

won't let

responded sharply,

think of dying, I'll come after everyone who ever helped

Nicole barely

living a

"Remember what

Nicole remained silent, lost

broke, signaling a new day, the time came to cremate

in paying their last

the cremation, Nicole, her voice barely above a whisper,revealed, "Jarrod, my father's final wish was for his ashes to be

upon hearing this, frowned and met her

any reservations, he found himself unable

stepping into the car, Nicole

your friend has been the best part of my

eyes immediately welled up, tears cascading down

managed through sobs,

Raegan,

the past two days, ensuring

untreated bite wound on Jarrod's arm, the flesh still visible beneath his

Jarrod murmured, "I chose to

referred to the bite mark