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
nodded in response to
over a man's promise that he would willingly lay down
into Charles' artery, he would've been dead moments
his faithfulness and loyalty to me that
be that difficult to lay down your life," I told him, briefly pausing for suspense. "I'm gonna need you to do something even
is it?"
to keep living
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the whole day together. When night fell, I suggested
Bar, Charles
went to
glad to see you here,"
to come and see
a lot better than the last time I saw her. On
curiosity, I went to pick up one of the bottles. The one I had picked up was as clear as water.
it a try. It'll be fun. Trust me." Vivian
me made me blush. And as I held the medicine bottle in my hand, I felt a little
it," I remarked, putting the bottle down. They
drug, I probably wouldn't be able to get a wink of sleep at night, and he'd probably pester me
burst into laughter. "Is Charles that great
restrains himself sometimes," I responded, my face blushing even
crazy on me whenever we had sex, sometimes
wouldn't complain like a child. And then, he'd use it as an excuse to ask me
dire straits." I noticed that Vivian's shoulders were trembling as she spoke. It looked like she was still terrified of that horrible experience she
day.
comfort her, I held her shoulders and said, "You don't have to thank me.
He must really care about Vivian.
he really care about me?" A
okay?" I
hasn't spoken to me the whole day,"
why is he ignoring me when I'm by his side? Why did he have to be a hero only in my time of
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