Chapter 863

Charlie was forced to meet her eyes. He then asked, "Will you tell him the truth, Edtih?"

"That's not the point."

"Okay. Then is your heart still with me?" Smiling bitterly, Charlie asked, "You've never really loved me, have you? You're only staying by my side because you feel indebted to me. You're going to leave me someday, I know it. Once I'm locked up in jail, you'd be free then. Shouldn't you feel happy instead?"

"If that's how you want to think of me, then I have nothing more to say."

Sighing helplessly, Meredith added, "Charlie, I've promised that I'll never leave you and that I'll stay by your side for the rest of my life. Why don't you believe me?"

Rage gripped Charlie all of a sudden and he flung away her hands, yelling, "What I want is for you to love me willingly! I don't want you to stay by my side for the sake of it and go out and flirt with other men!"

Looking at his face distorted in anger, Meredith waited a while before saying, "So what is it that you want? Tell