Love Unbreakable by Bank Brook

Once Austin’s dedicate nanny recovered and returned, Vicki would be relieved of the burden.

Vicki’s happiness radiated as she softly assured, “Jarrod, rest assured, I’ll care for Austin as if he were my own.

”

With a nod, Jarrod departed.

Vicki gently smiled.

However, it swiftly vanished.

Glancing at Austin, Vicki admonished sternly, “See? I warned you not to address your father like that, but you refused to listen.

Your father won’t permit you to visit your mother.

”

Austin remained visibly frightened, his voice strained.

“Then, when can I see my mother and Roscoe?”

Vicki’s mood lifted.

This child could be of use to her.

As long as Austin continued to mention Nicole and Roscoe in Jarrod’s presence, it would likely deepen Jarrod’s disdain for Austin and Nicole.

And all she managed to do was exacerbate the situation.

Vicki reverted to her gentle manner, smiling as she continued, “If you wish to see them, only I can facilitate it, but you must promise to obey me.

”

Austin nodded in a daze.

Meanwhile, in the hospital ward, Nicole roused from sleep, her mind swirling with too many thoughts, rendering slumber unattainable.

She lay there with her eyes wide open until the afternoon when an unexpected visitor made a sudden appearance in her ward.

Vicki strolled into Nicole’s ward uninvited and settled herself beside Nicole’s hospital bed with a casual grin.

“Hey Nicole, here again? How’s everything?”

Nicole eyed Vicki warily, her voice flat.

“I’m okay.

But what brings you here, Miss Hampton?”

“I dropped by to see you,” Vicki said, her smile faltering just a bit.

Nicole sighed, her patience thinning.

“We’re hardly friends.

If you’ve got something to say, just get to the point.

”

Vicki’s tone shifted, a note of sincerity creeping in.

“Why are you always so cold to me? What have I actually done to you?”

Nicole nearly chuckled at Vicki’s act.

She remembered everything from their last encounter outside the courthouse, especially Vicki’s manipulative threat involving her son, Austin.

That was a line she could never forgive.

Nicole’s instincts as a mother were fierce.

If anyone threatened her son, she’d fight tooth and nail to protect him.

“Vicki, you know exactly what this is about,” Nicole stated plainly.

“Honestly, Nicole, I don’t.

Help me understand,” Vicki replied, keeping up her charade.

Tired and wanting to end the conversation, Nicole closed her eyes.

“Vicki, you’ve said your hello.

If there’s nothing else, I think it’s best you leave now.

We’re done here.

”

Vicki’s expression darkened briefly before she looked at Nicole again.

Despite the pallor of illness, Nicole’s presence was still striking, her vulnerability only adding layers to her already compelling allure.