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.

response. Then, I pressed the call bell, and a young

"What's wrong, ma'am?"

broke into my ward without my permission and disturbed my rest. Can

"Well..."

clasped her awkwardly and looked back and forth between

and ordered,

sigh

fell in the

a

you really want me to feed you," he

He

I sat up straight, grabbed the spoon from his hand, and gulped down the

"Ahem!"

I also felt that I was going to throw up. I covered my mouth with my

sharp, intense pain

that Charles had caught me just in time. He then laid me on the bed as

not stopped coughing. Charles did not let go of me and even gently patted me on the back. With his free hand,

I would not let him touch me. I snatched the tissue from him

you suffer

I thought that the pain in my ankle was making me

him away, but his warm embrace felt like it was the strongest cage in the world. He got me trapped in his

then, I realized that it was not because of his arms but his presence. My heart ached because of him, and I was on the verge of breaking

had known I would suffer. Why did he

things

man was cruel, and I would never understand

me up? Do anything to me—punch me, kick me, slap me. You can do anything to me as long as it makes

Charles's face. Seeing that I did not

flames of anger burned

beat him

slapped him across the

His face tilted sideways due to the impact,

a second. But just like he had promised, he did not get angry

me again if you're still not satisfied." Charles closed his eyes and

raised my hand to slap

were at a stalemate, the doctor came in to

beeline to the doctor.

and touched my swollen ankle. His mere touch

hurt her ankle

did not answer and just

and he cast a reproachful glance at

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