Charles' POV:

My heart ached when I saw how determined Scarlett was when she asked for a divorce.

I walked up to her, held her chin, and forced her to look me in the eye.

"Scarlett, do you really want to divorce me?" I grunted.

The thought that she couldn't wait to get away from me only served to sadden me further. I was so dejected over that I could hardly breathe.

Scarlett didn't respond. She just stared at me with a cold gaze.

"I've already told you that I will never divorce you unless I die, Scarlett!" I growled. The way she looked back at me annoyed me. Frustrated, I scoffed at her and forced her to get closer to me.

I would willingly do anything for her aside from getting divorced. Never would I give her an opportunity to leave me!

"Charles, I just want to be away from you! I don't want to have anything to do with you ever again. Besides, you already have Nancy. It's not like you can't live without me. Why can't you just set me free?" Scarlett shook her head bitterly. I could see despair in her eyes.

"Just forget it, Scarlett. I will never agree to a divorce. I won't let you leave me, nor will I let you go back to William!" I warned.

Scarlett struggled to push me away and then she lay on her side with her back to me.

She was starting to get on my nerves, so I left the ward.

Around four in the afternoon, Richard and I had just finished playing tennis.

Just as I was about to take a shower, I received a call from Amy.

"Mr. Moore, during the lunch party this noon, one of the clients offended Nancy and she ended up slapping him across the face."

"Did negotiations fall through?" I asked impatiently.

Nancy was merely a means for me to infuriate Scarlett. Now that Scarlett had returned to me, Nancy was no longer useful.

left right

easily offended by the littlest things!" I was already frustrated because Scarlett kept insisting on divorcingme. And finding out that the cooperation was ruined only

I hung up on Amy and walked back to the

keep playing!" I picked up my racket and vented all my frustrations

until Richard raised his arms in surrender and tried hard to

I was

playing, I grabbed a towel and wiped away my sweat. Afterwards, I took a quick shower and drove to the

alcohol could make me temporarily forget my pain and ease

Scarlett's POV:

the bed, staring at the ceiling, I recalled Charles' warning and felt

that he had no intention of letting me

and came in, a glimmer of hope

did you scale the wall in Kitsap last

plotting to escape?" Janet

I didn't answer the question, fearing that she'd tell Charles about

that I'd been planning to run away, he'd certainly double

Honestly, not even Richard, Tracy, and I

looked down, feeling like I

William been here,

Janet shook

nodded and said nothing

collected

to

so

it wasn't Charles. It was actually a man

a mask, I was able to recognize him

felt the urge to call his

quickly made a gesture of

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