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?"
wide-eyed gaze
in response
promise that he would
had jabbed the pen into Charles' artery, he would've
me that I hugged him with every
lay down your life," I told him, briefly pausing for suspense. "I'm gonna need you to do
is it?" asked
to keep living for
*****
and I spent the whole day together. When night fell, I suggested that we
Bar, Charles went to look
went to Vivian's room
glad to see you here," said
I've promised to come
time I saw her. On her desk, there were several small bottles of liquid medicine of
up one of the bottles. The one I had picked up was as
should take that one home and give it a try. It'll be fun. Trust me." Vivian giggled. "I'm sure you'll spend a wonderful night with Charles
me made me blush. And as I held the
it," I remarked, putting the bottle down. They were all neatly arranged on the
were to take this drug, I probably wouldn't be able to get a wink of sleep at night, and he'd probably pester me even
burst into laughter. "Is Charles that
sometimes," I responded, my face blushing
sex, sometimes because I would let him fuck
he wouldn't complain like a child. And then, he'd use it as an excuse to ask me to make it up to him the next time we could have sex
been in dire straits." I noticed that Vivian's shoulders were trembling as she spoke. It looked like she was still terrified of
day.
her shoulders and said, "You don't have to thank me. Thank
let all hell break loose. He must really
care about me?" A bitter smile appeared on
okay?" I
me the whole day,"
is he ignoring me when I'm by his side? Why did he
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