When Harriet woke up, she was alone in the room. If it weren't for the glass of water on the bedside table, she might have thought that Molly's visit was just a dream. She moved slightly, reaching to pull the blanket tighter, but something felt off. Harriet gently lifted the blanket and was momentarily stunned to see that the chains on her hands and feet were gone, replaced by a sense of bewilderment quickly followed by a misting of tears in her eyes. She knew it must have been Molly who saw the chains and argued with Delbert to have them removed.Just then, steady footsteps approached from outside the room. Before Harriet could pretend to be asleep again, the door was pushed open—it was Delbert. He didn’t expect Harriet to be awake. Upon opening the door, he saw her staring blankly at him, her eyes filled with unguarded bewilderment that quickly turned to clarity and wariness.A twinge of pain struck his heart. Was Harriet guarding herself against him?The room fell int
"It's okay. I'll wait for the day you're willing to forgive me. But in the meantime, you still can't go anywhere. It's too dangerous outside," Delbert said as he stood up, but Harriet showed no reaction. He could only sigh and then left the bedroom. He would give Harriet freedom, but not now. With Kenny’s family lurking outside, he feared for Harriet's safety.After the bedroom door was gently closed, Harriet lifted her gaze to the firmly shut door. She knew that Delbert’s words were sincere. But she really couldn't let go of her pride to forgive him just yet. She needed some time to cool off.Once Delbert was downstairs, he went straight to the kitchen. Opal was there, preparing ingredients for Harriet's dinner."Opal, prepare some light meals for Harriet tonight. Her body is weak. She can't eat anything too greasy or spicy," he instructed."Of course, Mr. Delbert!" Opal quickly responded.It seemed like Delbert and Harriet were on the path to reconciliation!In the
Harriet didn't rush to sleep after returning to her bedroom. She probably had slept too much during the day and wasn't very tired now. She took out her phone and found another message from Molly.Molly: [Glad you finally eat something! Be good, and I'll come to see you tomorrow.]Harriet: [Okay, waiting for you! When you come tomorrow, take me out for a walk, Delbert should listen to you.]After playing on her phone for a while longer, Harriet lay down.She didn't know when exactly she fell asleep. She drifted off into a deeper sleep as the night wore on.In the middle of the night, the bedroom door was quietly opened.Delbert tiptoed into the room, even the sound of the door closing was hushed.Looking at Harriet's peaceful sleeping face on the bed, he melted.It had been a long time since he had touched her. He couldn't resist leaning over to gently kiss Harriet's lips, still soft as he remembered.He deepened the kiss until the sleeping Harriet made a displeased sound, se
Not long after those men in black were sold to Happy Harpers in Imperium, they were killed by assassins from an international organization to prevent them from revealing the identity of their master. It was so fast that even Cory's people didn't have time to ask who was behind them. However, Delbert was very clear in his heart that the person who couldn’t be traced by Marc and the others must have a tremendous influence, or else they wouldn't have been able to move these people. That was why today, he must go with Harriet to protect her throughout the entire journey. Only when Harriet was within his sight could he be at ease. "Harriet, don't worry. Today, your task is to have fun and enjoy yourself. Marc and I are invisible." Harriet never expected that such words could come out of Delbert's mouth. But she just snorted and said nothing. Molly looked at the strange atmosphere between the two of them and sighed silently in her heart. "Molly, what do you think?" Harriet
When the car reached its destination, Harriet realized that the place Molly wanted to take her to today was actually an amusement park? Delbert was the first to get out of the car and opened the doors for Harriet and Molly. Marc went to park the car. Delbert originally planned to wait for Marc to come back before they all went to buy tickets together. But Molly smiled and said, "Mr. Delbert, please go ahead." Molly intended to send Delbert away.Delbert glanced at Harriet and saw her indifferent expression. She showed no sign of response. Helplessly, he could only go and buy four tickets by himself, and the queue seemed quite long. He, the president of the prestigious Carlson Group, had to queue up obediently in order to please his wife.After Delbert left, Molly immediately turned to look at Harriet, who felt bewildered under her gaze. "What's the matter, Molly? Why are you suddenly staring at me like that?" Molly said in a flat tone, "Actually, it’s Delbert who sugges
Also, Harriet actually took the initiative to pull Delbert?But unexpectedly, the next second, Delbert took hold of her hand and gave a hooked lip smile."Why didn't you wait for me? Huh? Harriet, you're finally willing to talk to me."It really wasn't easy!Harriet gave him an annoyed roll of the eyes, "Didn't we already talk this morning? Even though it wasn’t pleasant."Hearing that, Delbert let out a laugh.Indeed, their conversation in the morning hadn't been very pleasant."But I prefer it when you talk while holding my hand.""Get lost!"Harriet closed her mouth and stopped talking to Delbert, looking down at her toes and spacing out.If Delbert had really been reborn too, shouldn't he hate her?After all, in their previous life, it was she who had killed him with a cup of poisoned wine. Why then would he still be willing to marry her and treat her so well?And who was the “Yvonne” he mentioned?And why did her mother and Henry, Justin, and the others also call her
Currently, Delbert was so close. His breath was warm, which made Harriet's ear itch a bit, and a blush crept up where her hair covered."Can you let go of me first?"Harriet struggled slightly and reminded him softly.Delbert reluctantly let go, but when he saw her sneakily look back, her furtive appearance made him chuckle.Just as the couple developed a little chemistry, they were interrupted by Delbert and Harriet.Marc had no choice but to reluctantly let go of Molly. He was about to say something to break the awkward atmosphere, but when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them down.Molly also blushed and quickly distanced herself from him. She had been foolish just now to think that Marc wanted to kiss her!She dared not face Marc again. When she saw the haunted house across from them, she immediately changed the subject."Harriet, shall we go in and have some fun in there?"Harriet nodded, but hesitated a little.She would be lying if she said she wasn't afraid.
Walking behind, Marc also deliberately asked Molly, "Are you scared? If you are scared..."But before Marc could finish his sentence, Molly interrupted him coolly, "I'm not scared."Then with a long stride, she walked directly in front of Marc.Marc could only sigh resignedly.With Delbert leading the way, the four of them walked along until they reached the end of the corridor.At this moment, the lights overhead began to flicker.Harriet immediately gripped Delbert's arm nervously and asked somewhat fearfully, "What's happening?"Delbert curved his lips into a smile, seeing an opportunity.He wrapped his arm around her and said in a low, sensual voice over the top of Harriet's head, "Don't be afraid, these are all fake."Yes, this was a haunted house. Everything here was fake. Harriet suddenly came back to her senses, feeling a bit embarrassed, and quickly wriggled out of Delbert's embrace, "I'm not scared."Molly, seeing that, chuckled softly from behind, "Harriet, you'r