Scarlett's POV:

"Sorry, I don't know the Charles you're talking about. And I can't help you," I said and looked at Nancy. I refused her request without hesitation.

Nancy was stunned and didn't seem to understand what I meant.

"Drink some water first, Scarlett," Charles offered and smiled.

He handed me a glass of water and stared at me as if he didn't notice Nancy there, desperately begging for mercy.

"Charles, are you the man that Nancy mentioned just now?" I asked Charles deliberately in front of Nancy while taking the glass of water from him.

"No, I'm not. I have nothing to do with her," Charles denied immediately.

"Then who are you?" I asked Charles again.

"I'm your husband, Scarlett," Charles replied, holding my hand and looking at me affectionately.

I saw tears in Nancy's eyes as she stared at Charles in disbelief.

"How could you say something like that, Charles?"

"Who allowed you to call my name?" Charles snapped at Nancy.

Frightened by his cold eyes, Nancy's face turned pale, and she lowered her head in grievance.

"Nicholas, please get Nancy out of here. My wife needs to rest. I don't want anyone disturbing her," Charles urged Nicholas impatiently.

"Of course. Nancy, come on. Scarlett needs some rest," Nicholas said while flashing me an apologetic look. He gently took Nancy's arm, but Nancy didn't want to leave.

Unwilling to give up, Nancy shook off Nicholas' grip and addressed me once again.

"Please help me, Scarlett! I've been working hard all this time. You have no idea about the kind of hell I had to go through just to get where I am. I can't lose this job!" Nancy pleaded, practically kneeling by my bedside.

the desperate expression on

wrong. If I were in her shoes, I definitely would've made

I still didn't understand why Nancy was asking me of all

sudden, what Charles said a few days ago occurred to me. He said that he wanted Nancy to be

you really unwilling to

engage in introspection. What else can I say? Besides, I don't

help her just because she sobbed

my fault at all. Any woman would resist being sexually harassed. You're also a woman, Scarlett. You should take my side," Nancy

that day, would you

She clearly wasn't expecting me to

was enough of an

much, she must be eager to have more physical contact with

to rest," I finally

apologized and put his arm around Nancy's shoulder. He hurriedly steered her out of the room before she could start

both Charles

on my bedside table and began to read

during the past two days. I was expecting to be

no freedom here. I hated this

wouldn't let

I got discharged from the hospital today, Charles would surely take me back to the house in Garden Street or to the Moore

of Charles's overbearing attitude, I felt a little

Nancy's POV:

"I wouldn't have come with you if I'd known that you only wanted to see Scarlett to broach the matter

is beautiful, Nick? Who is more beautiful, me or

confusion as if he didn't understand what

while, he answered, "Of course you're more beautiful than

I'm more beautiful than Scarlett?" I

true, then why couldn't I ever compare with

time I thought about Charles being gentle and considerate to Scarlett, I felt like I was going to

spell did Scarlett cast on im? Why

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