Scarlett's POV:
"Charles, do you even know what you're talking about?"
I looked down to avert my gaze from his passionate eyes.
Charles pinched my chin, forcing me to look into his eyes.
"Scarlett, I swear on my family's name. If there's anyone in this world who could make me willingly hand over my life, it's just you."
"Without hesitations?" I asked.
"Certainly."
Charles picked up the pen on the floor and handed it to me.
Then, he placed his arms around my waist, leaning closer towards me.
"You can try."
His voice was like music to my ears, and it was bewitching.
I furrowed my brows and raised the pen high on purpose, pretending as though I was going to jab his arteries with the pen.
In response, Charles closed his eyes leisurely.
When it came to relationships, he was a bold risk taker who didn't care that much about his own life.
But even so, Charles had won the bed.
I had lost against him, but that didn't necessarily made me feel bad.
It was then that I threw the pen away, gently cupping Charles' cheeks with both hands before I planted a kiss on his forehead.
"Scarlett, you believe me, don't you?"
gaze displayed
response to his
wouldn't swoon over a man's promise that he would willingly lay down
pen into Charles' artery, he would've been dead moments
and loyalty to me that I
not be that difficult to lay down your life," I told him, briefly pausing for suspense. "I'm gonna need
is it?"
you to keep living for
*****
I spent the whole day together. When night fell, I
Bar, Charles went to look for
went to Vivian's
glad to see you here,"
I've promised to come and see
her. On her desk, there were several small bottles of
bottles. The one I had picked up was as clear
it a try. It'll be fun. Trust me." Vivian giggled. "I'm sure you'll spend
way she was looking at me made me blush. And as I held the medicine bottle
it," I remarked, putting the bottle down. They were all neatly
Charles were to take this drug, I probably wouldn't be able to get a
laughter. "Is Charles
restrains himself sometimes," I responded, my face
sex, sometimes because I would let him fuck me as much as he
didn't mean he wouldn't complain like a child. And then, he'd use it as an excuse to ask me to make it up to
If it weren't for you and Spencer, I would've been in dire straits." I noticed that Vivian's shoulders were trembling as she spoke.
day.
her, I held her shoulders and said, "You don't have to thank me. Thank
break loose. He must really care
A bitter
okay?"
spoken to me the whole day,"
then why is he ignoring me when I'm by his side? Why did he have to be a hero
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