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.

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

the back of Nicole's hand, still clutching

he asked, "Do you need

a moment, Nicole's mind

anger, unwillingness, and hatred surged

and Jarrod

spilled over,

Jarrod chuckled.

annoyed

eyes, leaving

shoulders shook, and her heart was consumed

own inability to end

at the sight of

He had thought their relationship was

irrelevant whether he hated

- a mix of love and hate, too entangled to be simply

love nor hatred alone could define or resolve the intricate web of emotions

the midst of their tangled

couldn't let

over Jamie's deceitful

all lies, could Nicole's supposed impending death due to stomach cancer be a reality? This

"Nicole, we're even now, but I'm not letting you go

It wasn't a request.

was something he

the revulsion his words might evoke

she loathed him already, didn't she? "One day, I'll give you that opportunity," he said, alluding to a chance for her to end his

her voice, asked, "Jarrod, do you mean only death could make

won't let

sharply, his eyes

think of dying, I'll come after everyone who

barely

but living a life steeped in

cautioned, "Remember what I

remained silent, lost in

dawn broke, signaling a new day, the time came

joined in paying their

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

frowned and met

reservations, he found himself unable to

the car, Nicole turned to

your friend has been the best part

welled up, tears cascading down her

sobs, "I'll be here, waiting for

Raegan, Nicole then entered

past two days, ensuring he was

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

her gaze, Jarrod murmured, "I chose to

referred to the bite mark