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.

following morning, Charles told me that he had to go

took out the phone that William gave

to leave here as soon

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

planted a signal

leaving me no chance to contact the

my heart was extinguished. Despair overwhelmed me, and

I supposed to do to escape this

sat on the edge of the bed for a long

but it was actually heavily guarded. The thought of it alone was

a

the door, and there I saw three guards

and Tracy walked up to me

can do for you?" asked

go downstairs to breathe

Tracy

allowed to go outside, but please allow the three of us

hesitation, I figured Tracy would be the best one to accompany me. "Can you just let Tracy follow

tasked us to follow you wherever you go. If anything bad happens to you, he's going to punish us for it," Richard responded, seemingly having

of that, I had no

the first time I would leave the ward and go downstairs since I was hospitalized. However, I wasn't in the mood

laid eyes on an old

stared at the phone in her hand,

Calmly, I approached her.

I sit with you?"

woman nodded. I stifled my

her, I thought of

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

give us some space? You're scaring her," I

Mrs. Moore." I could tell that Richard was concerned about

face, for I was

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

away, I scoffed at Janet and asked,

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

anything. Clearly, this ruse of "looking after me" was just a term

married for long, have you? It sounds like your husband cares about you

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