Love Unbreakable

Upon Jarrod's instruction, Alec immediately got in touch with the manager of Hilpton.

To his astonishment, the manager outright refused to see him.

So, Alec spent the entire night driving, trying every method imaginable except for breaking in, to secure a meeting.

Alec started by proposing to purchase the Hilpton at twice its current market value.

Yet, the manager was not interested, ridiculously stating the hotel was a family treasure handed down since his great- grandfather's time and so forth.

Alec was left scratching his head.

How could the Hilpton turn into an ancestral property when it was obviously a chain hotel operating globally? Completely nonsense! With no other options, Alec raised his offer to three times the value, catching the manager's attention but still getting turned down.

Reflecting on his extensive experience working with Jarrod, Alec sensed something odd about this transaction.

After all, Jarrod stood as one of the top ten magnates in Ardlens.

The manager of Hilpton was playing out of Jarrod's league.

Yet, the manager dismissed the offer outright, even when the offer was raised to three times the value.

It struck Alec as highly unusual.

No normal businessmen would pass out the opportunity to make money.

It seemed like the manager was keeping secrets.

Left with no alternatives, Alec consulted Jarrod again, who responded with just two words after hearing the situation, "Five times!"

Alec was stunned.

Offering five times the price would mean operating at a loss for the next fifty years.

What sort of agreement was this, practically throwing money away? Yet, Alec understood if he didn't seal the deal, Jarrod might go as far as to propose ten times the price.

Alec resorted to every strategy he knew, from charm to dogged determination.

In the end, the vast financial offer made the manager cave.

Gone were the mentions of family heirlooms.

Although the manager claimed to agree reluctantly, his face betrayed his true feelings with a broad grin.

Clutching the acquisition contract he had fought so hard for, Alec felt the deal was anything but a lucrative one.

Before the break of dawn, Nicole awoke.

As Nicole gazed at the peaceful face next to her, she was overwhelmed by a feeling of complete satisfaction.

Her thoughts remained a mystery to outsiders.

When she first exited Austin's life, people assumed she harbored strong negative feelings toward Austin.

They were unaware her choice was rooted more in remorse.

not

a defense was

reached for Austin's neck, Nicole relinquished her claim to

notoriety in Ardlens, marred by Jarrod's doings, implied Austin was better off without a mother like her

seemed brighter and more promising

observing

heart, Nicole let go of Austin's hand, feeling an emptiness grow with

room, Roscoe was found asleep on the couch

chose not to retreat to his bedroom,

gently outlining his face, his lengthy yet sparse eyelashes contributing

rare:

and tenderly drew the blanket up to

she retracted her hand, Roscoe's

you're awake

a slight allure in the

with a hum and suggested, "It's still quite early.Get

softly drawing her nearer.He opened his eyes, revealing a lucid,

Their eyes locked.

felt almost audible, the

captivated by the depth of

Her lips parted slightly.

was your

didn't divulge, simply requesting, "Nicole, may

off guard, Nicole’s heart fluttered wildly, speechless, her form already enveloped in

after, Roscoe released her, a

dreamt that she

a melancholy dream, and only an embrace from her could soothe

got to

should get ready for the day.I'll head

Nicole hesitated.

need.I usually

was as tasteless as cardboard, making no meal preferable over

Roscoe saw

she should revisit

act of eating cherished meals carried

demeanor gentle

you wait for me

gave Nicole a sense of stability, though his younger age sometimes showed through his playful pleading

paired with his neat, attractive appearance, his playful requests didn't seem

found such appeals hard to

rare for a woman to withstand the charm of a "younger brother" figure who oscillated between

reserving such tactics

that overdoing it could

"Just thirty

spot was

promised to

to quash his enthusiasm, conceded with a nod, “Alright, I'll

Roscoe happily accepted the keys and

nanny’s arrival, Nicole, wishing to avoid Austin's gaze, slipped into the adjacent

was still quite early,