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 to go to a meeting at the

gone, I took out the phone

only thing on my mind right now was to leave here as soon

there was no signal. It turned out

a signal jammer

leaving me no chance

in my heart was extinguished.

supposed to do to escape this place?'

the edge of the bed for a

ward seemed ordinary, but it was actually heavily guarded. The thought of it alone was enough to make me feel suffocated to

this wasn't a ward; it was

and there

walked up to me when they

there something I can do for

I wanna go downstairs to breathe some fresh

and Tracy

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

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

you go. If anything bad happens to you, he's going to punish

had no choice but

leave the ward and go downstairs since I was hospitalized.

and going. Finally, I laid eyes on an old

at the phone in her hand,

Calmly, I approached her.

ma'am. Do you mind if I sit

nodded. I stifled my excitement and

thought

our conversation kept going, I noticed that she was afraid when she saw Richard and the others behind me. This was when I

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

could tell that Richard was concerned about leaving me alone. After

for

ma'am. But Mrs. Moore

far away, I scoffed at Janet and

on you, Scarlett. We're looking after you." Janet frowned back,

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

sounds like your husband cares about you very much," said the old

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