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.

he had to go to a

took out the phone that William gave me last

to leave here as

turned on my phone, only to find that there was no signal. It turned out that I couldn't even send out

signal

no chance to

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

supposed to do to escape this

on the edge of the bed

of it alone was enough to make me feel suffocated to

a ward; it

door, and there I saw

walked up to me when they saw me at

is there something I can do for you?" asked

feel stuffy inside the room. I wanna go downstairs

and Tracy exchanged awkward

Moore, you're allowed to go outside, but please

to accompany me. "Can you just let Tracy

Moore has tasked us to follow you wherever you go. If anything bad happens to you, he's going to punish us for

that, I had no choice

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

eyes on an old

I stared at the phone in her hand, hope

Calmly, I approached her.

mind if I sit with

old woman nodded. I stifled my excitement

talking to her, I thought of how I could borrow

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

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

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

frown appeared on my face, for

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

I scoffed at Janet and asked,

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

of "looking after me" was just a term

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

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