Scarlett's POV:

I wasn't sure if it was because of seeing Nancy during the day, but I had a nightmare around midnight.

In my dream, she took away my kids, and even mocked and humiliated me in front of Charles.

To make matters worse, Charles asked my three kids to call Nancy their mother.

When I woke up screaming, he was awakened.

He immediately got up to turn on the light. Then, he embraced me from behind and attempted to comfort me. "Were you having a nightmare, Scarlett? There's no need to be afraid. I'm right here."

The sound of his voice was soothing to my ears, and I could feel just how worried he was for me.

Sadly, it wasn't enough to appease my apprehension. It only made me feel more terrified.

As I recalled what happened in my dream, tears fell from my eyes.

By the time I composed myself, I found myself holding onto Charles.

I quickly let go of his hands.

"Hey, hey… are you alright, Scarlett? How do you feel?" Charles was staring at me with worried eyes.

I shot him a glare and turned my back to him.

If I ever get the chance to leave this place, I would certainly take all my kids away!

Never would I allow my kids to call Nancy their mother.

Not long after, Charles turned off the lights again, and embraced me once more.

"There's no need to be afraid, honey. I'll always be by your side." As he hugged me from behind, he wiped away the tears from the corner of my eyes.

His embrace was warm, but my entire body felt cold.

"Charles, stop calling me that. We can't get back together!" I tried to shake his arms off me, but he held me even tighter.

"If you keep moving your arms like that Scarlett, I can't guarantee that I won't do something to you!" Charles warned.

His words were enough to scare me. Fearing that he would actually try to escalate this into something sexual, I decided to give up on struggling.

had

gone, I took out the phone that

now was to leave here as soon

on my phone, only to find that there was no signal. It turned

planted a signal jammer

me no chance to

last glimmer of hope in my heart was extinguished.

supposed to do to escape this place?'

of the bed for a long time,

heavily guarded. The thought of it alone was enough to make me feel suffocated

this wasn't a

door, and there I saw three guards

and Tracy walked up to me

can

room. I wanna go downstairs to breathe some fresh air," I

and Tracy exchanged

said, "Mrs. Moore, you're allowed to go outside, but please allow the three of

moment of hesitation, I figured Tracy would be the best one to accompany me. "Can you just let Tracy follow me around? It's too eye-catching if all of you come

go. If anything bad happens to you, he's going to punish us for it," Richard

that, I had no choice but

would leave the ward and go downstairs since I was hospitalized. However, I

the people coming and going. Finally, I laid eyes on an old woman sitting on a chair and fiddling with

the phone in her

Calmly, I approached her.

you mind if I sit with you?" I

woman nodded. I stifled my excitement and sat next

talking to her, I thought of how I could borrow her

when she saw Richard and the others behind me. This was when I realized that an

give us some

I could tell that Richard was concerned about leaving me alone. After a moment of hesitation,

face, for I was

to the old woman, "I'm really sorry about this, ma'am. But Mrs. Moore is in poor health, and we

and Tracy were far away, I scoffed at Janet and asked, "Did Charles order you to spy on

Scarlett. We're looking after you." Janet frowned back, immediately correcting my

time, I didn't say anything. Clearly, this ruse of "looking after me" was just a

for long, have you? It sounds like your husband cares about you very much," said

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