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.

me that he had

took out the phone that William gave me

was to leave here as soon as possible, and get the hell away

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

a signal jammer in the

no chance to contact the

my heart was extinguished. Despair

supposed to do to escape

bed

alone was enough to make me feel suffocated

a ward; it

the door, and there I saw

to me when they

is there something I can

wanna go downstairs to

Tracy

this time, Richard approached me and said, "Mrs. Moore, you're allowed to go

best one to accompany me. "Can you just let Tracy follow

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

of that, I had

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

going. Finally, I laid eyes on an

phone in her hand, hope returned to

Calmly, I approached her.

Do you mind if I sit with you?" I

my excitement

I thought of

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

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

here and watch over Mrs. Moore." I could tell that Richard was concerned about leaving me alone. After a moment of hesitation, he left Janet here

appeared on my face, for

my displeasure, Richard explained to the old woman, "I'm really sorry about this, ma'am. But Mrs. Moore is in poor health, and we can't leave

away, I scoffed at Janet and asked, "Did Charles order you

looking after you." Janet frowned

say anything. Clearly, this ruse of "looking after me" was

like your husband cares about you very much," said

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