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."

written all over his face. He looked as though he was on

know if you're too naive or just stupid. Can't you see that I'm trying to make a clean break with you?

control my surging emotions

think I will believe you just because you say so? Sad to say,

in the pit of my stomach. "What did you just say? Do you really believe that we can just live together and pretend to be a happy couple for the

the

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

a hammer. Ever so slowly, my heart sank into

you're out of your

of being angry because of what I had said, he

they know it, is just a show?" Why don't you explain to them by then that you cheated on me and

thought were facts. How could I

me?! Do you think you're any better? Should I tell James that you remained indifferent when he had just died miserably in front of you? Or perhaps, should I tell him that you never loved me and that you

"Scarlett!"

his one hand, he held my hands above my

was easy, but what was the point of that? Her death wouldn't bring James back to us. And at that very moment, you were in my arms, dying. I wanted to save you. I had lost

He then eventually released his grip on my hands. Without another word, he cupped my chin

say that I didn't love my son? Haven't you seen how much I

lay on the bed in despair, my heart

that he loved James. But the thing was, he was entangled with the woman who had almost killed my son. Of

go to waste just because of

turned a deaf ear to his

who was wrong anymore.

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

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

seemed that death was the only way

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 to

blank all of a

believe in love anymore. Do

"You... You're impossible!"

only ones I

if you're going to cuss me out for the rest of our lives. If being good means that I'll have

high horse. You're just

to do the right thing

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

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