Scarlett's POV:

I lay weakly in Charles's arms, barely breathing and surrounded by despair.

He gently laid me on the bed and held my hand.

"I'll arrange another physical therapy session for you later. Take a rest first."

For a moment, I felt like my heart was being pierced by a knife. I used to love the man in front of me with all my heart. But now, all I wanted was to get away from him as far as I could.

"I slept with William," I said out of nowhere.

It was a lie. After years of entanglement with Charles, I knew very well how to break his heart.

To my surprise, he did not go hysterical. Rather, he just calmly stared at me with his deep, emotionless eyes

"Didn't you hear what I said? I had sex with William!" I repeated with more conviction

When I spoke, my chin was raised, and I looked at him with defiance.

"Scarlett, don't lie to me," Charles warned through gritted teeth.

We were staring into each other's eyes when, suddenly, a sharp pain shot across my arm. He had tightened his grip on my wrist, and I froze because of the pain.

"There's no point in hiding the truth anymore. The kids may be yours, but I indeed slept with William."

I endured the pain and continued to rub salt into his wound.

"Why do you have to do this?" Charles asked coldly.

"Do you want to hear more about it?" I looked into his eyes with a smirk and made a story up. "It was raining heavily that night. I went to his room—"

"Enough!" Charles roared. His veins stood out on his forehead, and he clenched my shoulder tightly in rage.

"I loathed you to the core. Just so you know, I slept with William because that was the fastest and the most direct way to take revenge on you."

My mouth automatically uttered those words to spite him. I could not even feel pain in my shoulder at all.

"Do you hate me that much? To think, you're even willing to use your body as a tool for revenge. I don't believe you."

eyes said otherwise. Pain and disappointment were written all over his face.

me. I can do more than that. Do you really think we can get back together as long as you keep me by your side? Charles, I don't know if you're too naive or just stupid. Can't you see that I'm trying to make a clean break with you? I don't want to see your face again!

not control

on my shoulder and stood up. I thought that he had given up. Boy, was I wrong. "Do you think I will believe you just because

did you just say? Do you really believe that we can just live together and pretend to be a happy couple for

sneer tugged at the

do whatever you want. It's up to you if you want our children to be unhappy. But I have to remind you. Even if you get discharged, you can't escape from my watch. Do you really think you can leave me? Unfortunately, you'll

like a hammer. Ever so slowly, my heart sank into the

you're out of your

of being angry because of what I had

grow up, will they find out that their parents' marriage, as they know it, is just a show?" Why don't you explain to them by then that

he thought were

indifferent when he had just died miserably in front of you? Or perhaps, should I tell him that

"Scarlett!"

Then, with his one hand, he held my hands above

of that? Her death wouldn't bring James back to us. And

spoke, his eyes were red, and his voice was choked with sobs. He then eventually released his grip on my hands. Without another word, he cupped my chin and

could you say that I didn't love my son? Haven't you seen how much I loved him since the moment

streaming down my face, I lay on the bed in despair, my heart numb

But the thing was, he was entangled with the woman who had almost killed my

go to waste just because of one thing," Charles

ear to his plea and murmured,

care about who was right and who was wrong

you won't leave my side," Charles said in a matter-of-fact tone, ignoring what I

a sneer, I turned to look at him and said, "Then I

line. Unfortunately, it seemed that death was the only way out

grow up? And when they do, do you want them to know that their mother had a mental breakdown because of a problem in marriage and then committed suicide? Is that what you want them

blank all of

that's what you want, go ahead. But from then on, I'm afraid that they won't believe in love anymore. Do you want them to end up alone

"You... You're impossible!"

ones I could

me out for the rest of our lives. If being good means that I'll have to let you leave and let our children grow up in a broken family, then

your high horse. You're just 、manipulating

you to do the right thing for our children. You can't escape from me,

face, hoping to see even a trace of pity. However, the only thing

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