Scarlett's POV:

I felt better than last night when I awoke in the morning.

I was a little hungry, so I decided to call Tracy to bring me breakfast. But before I could reach for my phone, Charles pushed the door open, a delicious food box in his hand.

He walked toward me and put the box on the Small table by the bed.

"It's time for breakfast."

But I did not want to talk to him, and I refused to eat whatever he had brought me.

Despite the look of derision on my face, Charles did not seem to be discouraged. He took out the food from the box one by one, unperturbed. Now, I could see that he had brought fried eggs, bacon, sandwiches, and even a bowl of corn soup.

The familiar fragrance greeted me in an instant.

"Mom made it for you. Try have some," Charles urged, looking a little uneasy.

I knew what the look on his face meant. He was lying. The truth was, his mother, Alice, could not cook.

It must be him who had prepared the food.

But so what?

I had changed. I would no longer be touched just because he had made me breakfast.

Although the table in front of me was full of my favorite dishes, I remained unmoved. To spite Charles, I picked up the milk the hospital had provided and drank it.

He frowned and moved the breakfast closer to me.

"Eat the food I've brought. Hospital food is not as nutritious as you think it is."

I looked up at him and snorted. "Who are you? Didn't you say I'm filthy? You should stay away from me then, or else you'll get yourself dirty."

Charles stiffened and looked at me with an inexplicable look on his face.

"Jerry and Jason are waiting for you at home. Are you sure you want to continue talking to me like this?"

A sneer tugged at my mouth upon hearing this. How dare this bastard threaten me with my own children?

I looked into his eyes unyieldingly, but his face showed that he would not make a compromise. For a moment, we stared into each other's eyes. Neither of us seemed willing to concede. But in the end, I lost.

I hated his overbearingness. Exasperated, I put down the milk and leaned against the pillow sulkily.

"Are you implying that I should feed you???" Charles asked with a cunning look on his face.

Then, I pressed the call bell, and a young nurse came

"What's wrong, ma'am?"

my permission and disturbed

"Well..."

her awkwardly and looked

looked at the nurse and ordered,

nurse breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay,

silence fell in the ward

sat on the edge of my bed, scooped a spoonful of soup, and brought it

really want me to feed you," he said with a

He really

grabbed the spoon

"Ahem!"

Not only that, but I also felt that I was going to

I stood up, I felt a sharp, intense pain in my ankle. I lost my

hard ground, I fell onto something warm. It turned out that Charles had caught me just

coughing. Charles did not let go of me and even gently patted me on the back.

I would not let him touch me. I snatched

making you suffer

honest, I thought that the pain in my ankle

it was the strongest cage in the world. He

tight that it was hard to breathe. But then, I realized that it was not because of his arms but his presence. My heart ached

I would suffer. Why did

things that would

and I

you beat me up? Do anything to me—punch me, kick me, slap me.

all over Charles's face. Seeing that I did

of anger burned

asked me to beat him up. I

him across the

hand anymore. His face tilted sideways due to the impact,

But just like he had promised, he did not get

still not satisfied." Charles

gritted my teeth in anger. I raised my hand to slap him again, but I could not bring myself

a stalemate, the doctor came

the doctor. "Doctor, my wife sprained her ankle.

doctor came over and touched my swollen ankle. His mere touch hurt

patient hurt her ankle

answer and just

and he cast a

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