Love Unbreakable by Bank Brook
Chapter 1676

Chapter 1676:

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Jarrod frowned and asked firmly, “Did anyone actually see the kid not crash into my wife?”

Jarrod's calm but commanding presence, shaped by years in a position of influence, briefly calmed the crowd.

Someone muttered, “Still, you and your group are bullying a mother and her child. It’s clearly your fault…”

“So, the smaller number justifies supporting the attacker?” Jarrod replied with a cold smile. “I saw the child heading straight for my wife's pregnant stomach. There was plenty of room to dodge her, and yet he ran towards her. If something had happened to my wife or our unborn child, would any of you defenders of justice accept responsibility?”

The crowd fell silent. Jarrod's argument was hard to argue with. The mall had plenty of room, and the boy could have easily avoided Nicole. Running into a pregnant woman seemed intentional. If a child acted recklessly like that, appropriate discipline rather than pity was warranted.

As the crowd's support dwindled, the boy's mother grew frustrated and tried to change the narrative. “Why should we believe his version? No one saw my son come into contact with his wife. “You may be making false accusations.”

Jarrod's lips twisted into a cold smile. “Do you still want to debate?”

Jarrod snapped his fingers and instantly the mall's LED screen lit up with surveillance footage. Jarrod had ordered a bodyguard to retrieve the video footage to check for any suspicious behavior from the boy.

The footage was compelling evidence. It showed the boy turning a corner and aiming for Nicole's belly. Despite having plenty of room to avoid Nicole and the presence of bodyguards, the boy headed straight for her. If the boy hadn't seen it, one could argue that he was blind, but how could a blind boy run with such precision?

The evidence was irrefutable. The boy had deliberately targeted Nicole. Those who had supported the mother and child felt ashamed, realizing that they had failed for a false plea for sympathy.

The mother's staunch defender was the first to apologize to Nicole. "I'm sorry, Miss. I was wrong. That child is out of place. I fully support your right to hold them accountable."

The audience began to express similar feelings. Imagining themselves in the same situation, they understood the frustration of dealing with such a troubled child.

It was clear that mother and child were a team. The child was causing the disturbance and the mother was eloquently defending her actions. Anyone would be outraged in such a scenario.

When the crowd dispersed, only the mother and child remained. Jarrod approached with a stern expression and looked at the girl. “Who ordered you to run to her?”

The mother quickly protected the child and stated, “No one said anything to him. “My son was just misbehaving.” Tears welled up as she sobbed. “Does he really have to react like that? It's okay. If I have to, I’ll apologize… Oh, why is my luck so terrible?”

The mother played the victim role impeccably. Even as she continued to act, her eyes shifted, avoiding contact, a tell tale sign of her guilt.

Nicole, exhausted, tugged on Jarrod's sleeve and said, "Let's go."

“Wait a minute.” Jarrod sensed something was wrong. He looked past the mother, fixing his intense gaze on the boy. “Who put you up to this? “If you don’t tell me, you and your mother will face legal consequences.”

Terrified, the boy urinated on the spot. He burst into tears and confessed: “It was that man…”

The mother tried to silence the boy, but it was too late. Jarrod pushed the mother aside and demanded, while staring coldly at the boy: “Explain everything to me clearly!”

The boy was sobbed and said, “A man told me he would give my mother five thousand dollars if I met this lady… My mother promised to buy me a video game console…”

Tears were streaming down the boy's face. Jarrod's serious expression frightened him even more. The mother could no longer deny the truth.

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