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.

opened, his gaze in

back of Nicole's hand, still clutching the

was icy as he asked, "Do you need

moment, Nicole's mind

anger, unwillingness, and hatred surged within

had lost her chance, and Jarrod wouldn't grant her

over, her shoulders

Jarrod chuckled.

Too annoyed

eyes, leaving her

shook, and her heart was consumed

own inability to end

the sight

hardened heart? He had thought their relationship was

it seemed irrelevant whether he hated

were bound by a complex, unhealthy dynamic - a mix of love and hate, too

nor hatred alone could define or resolve the intricate web of

of their tangled emotions, Jarrod's resolve was

couldn't let

pondered over

to stomach cancer be a reality?

Jarrod declared, "Nicole, we're

It wasn't a request.

something he

revulsion his words might evoke

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

asked, "Jarrod, do you mean only death could

I won't

responded sharply, his eyes

dying, I'll come

Nicole barely registered his

living a life steeped

"Remember what I

Nicole remained silent, lost

broke, signaling a new day, the time came to

and Raegan joined in paying

my

frowned

any reservations, he found himself

car, Nicole turned to

your friend has been the best part of my

immediately welled up, tears cascading down her

sobs,

nod to Raegan, Nicole then

had been vigilantly monitoring Nicole for the past two days,

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

Jarrod murmured, "I chose to leave

bite mark Nicole had