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

the

thing on my mind right now was to leave here as soon as possible, and get the hell away

there was no signal. It turned out that I couldn't even send out a

must've planted a signal jammer in the room

no chance to contact the

of hope in my heart was extinguished. Despair overwhelmed me, and tears fell from

supposed to do to escape

sat on the edge of the bed for

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

me, this wasn't a ward;

there I saw three

up to me when

something I can

stuffy inside the room. I wanna go downstairs to breathe some

Tracy exchanged

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

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

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

I had

downstairs since I

around at all the people coming and going. Finally, I laid eyes on an old woman sitting

the phone in her hand, hope returned to my

Calmly, I approached her.

ma'am. Do you mind if I sit with you?" I

old woman nodded. I stifled my excitement

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

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

you guys give us some space?

concerned about leaving me alone. After a moment of

frown appeared on my face, for I was dissatisfied

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 her

I scoffed at Janet and asked, "Did Charles order

We're looking after you." Janet

anything. Clearly, this ruse of "looking after

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

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