Scarlett's POV:

Icey's suggestion sparked a glimmer of hope in my heart.

If I refused to take care of myself properly, it would only give Charles a reason to keep me in the hospital, leaving me no chance to object.

"Thanks for telling me that, Icey. Now I know what to do," I replied with a smile.

"Look, Scarlett, I know you have ideas in mind, but you need to keep in mind that Charles is not a man to be trifled with. You'll have a hard time going up against him. But always remember that you must follow your heart, and you must figure out what exactly it is you want to do." Icey smiled back at me, patting the back of my hand.

I was lost in thought.

'I want to leave this place with my children. And I want to get away from Charles, and live a peaceful life.

But I know that Charles and his family would never allow me to take me kids away.'

When I thought of my kids, I closed my eyes, feeling sad and defeated.

Icey and I chatted for a while, before she finally stood up and was about to leave.

"Scarlett, I have a meeting to attend later, so I have to go now. Get some good rest, okay? And if you ever want someone to talk to, just call me anytime." Icey smiled at me once more, and told me not to let my emotions get the best of me.

I said goodbye to her, and thanked her one last time. After speaking to her, I felt so much better.

Once Icey was gone, it occurred to me that I hadn't seen my phone during these past few days. Needless to say, Charles must've taken it away.

The thought of being locked up in this ward by that man and being deprived of the right to make phone calls annoyed me.

'I can't understand why Charles has to do such a thing! Isn't he satisfied with what he did to me?'

About half an hour later, I heard a knock on the door.

Soon, Charles came in.

He glanced at me before going to the bathroom without even uttering a word.

'What the hell is the matter with him?' I wondered.

Five minutes later, Charles came out of the bathroom. He touched his bruised chin while walking to the bedside.

of his frustrated face brought joy to

was then that I took out a piece of paper and handed it

it read, "Please give me back my phone. Moreover, I'll only eat the food provided by the hospital from now on. I won't eat anything

him, so I wrote down what

upon

phone. You need to focus on your recover. If you prefer the food provided by the

expecting that I would be able to get my phone back easily. Upon hearing his answer, I just

Charles' POV:

when I saw that Scarlett had

already planned to do my best to follow her wishes and help her recover as soon as possible, but seeing as she

walked up to

obediently? And why would she rather give up her kids than

didn't answer me, and she just

indifference of her gaze made

around with William again, Scarlett. I swear, if you try to escape again, I won't mind

to give her a chance to leave me again, nor

belongs to me, and me

let me go?" Upon hearing my warning, Scarlett burst into tears,

just accept your fate," I answered. Then, I wiped away the tears

even so, I steeled my heart, for I didn't want to

silent, and the light in Scarlett's eyes

clueless of what to do. Suddenly, I realized that I was still grabbing her shoulders, so I quickly let

trembling from fear and anger. Unable to resist the desire to

she

but then she clenched her fists just

her to look

out a muffled grunt, struggling to get rid of

time, I took the opportunity to

door and saw Nina.

about to kiss Scarlett again, I heard someone knock

They want Mrs. Moore to see the baby," Richard said from

Scarlett and just looked into her eyes, only to see resentment in

I covered her eyes and kissed her

lips could I feel that she

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