Chapter 4 Responsibility

Chapter 4 Responsibility

The next day, at dawn, the man snapped open his eyes and burst with coldness.

Looking around, his gaze softened when it fell on the sleeping woman beside him.

He was used to getting up at six o'clock, but today he was late by half an hour.

Perhaps it was because he finally had the girl he had been longing for all these years.

But when he saw the marks on her body, his heart ached.

Delbert knew that he had forced Harriet against her will last night. Thinking of her resistance and tears, he felt great remorse.

But he had to do this to keep her by his side and protect her.

Although he was mad about being drugged, it had unexpectedly helped him.

Now he was going back to tell his grandfather that he had accidentally taken the chastity of the eldest daughter of the Munoz family. He would demand a replacement for the bride.

From beginning to end, Delbert had only wanted one person, and that was Harriet.

Looking at the sleeping girl, he leaned over to smooth her furrowed brows and whispered seriously, "Yvonne, I will take responsibility for this."

Then he quietly got up and prepared to leave.

His men had knocked out the people in the Munoz family when they sneaked into their house last night.

Now he could leave with peace of mind.

Harriet woke up when it was broad daylight.

She felt as if she had been run over by a truck.

After opening her eyes, she habitually reached out to touch the spot beside her, just like in her previous life.

But it was empty.

Delbert had already left.

She wasn't sure if he knew what he had done to her last night.

But his unhesitating departure confirmed her speculation.

In this life, Delbert had no feelings for her at all.

Her heart ached, and she pressed it hard before getting up to open the wardrobe.

She raised her eyes and saw a bunch of gaudy clothes hanging inside.

The thought of her heavy makeup and weird style in her previous life made her sick.

No wonder everyone in Meawood City only knew the second daughter of the Munoz family.

Everyone taunted her and her mother, who was known as the top physical therapist in Meawood City, calling them a fool and a lunatic.

But no one knew better than Harriet why her mother went mad and died.

Since she had come back to life, while seeking revenge and pursuing love, she would clear the name for her mother and herself.

Among the pile of garish clothes, Harriet picked out a comparatively plain dress and put it on.

In the dining room downstairs, the disgraceful family of three was dining at the table.

In the past, they would just ignore her.

But now, Nora and Bessie wanted to marry her off to Delbert, so when they saw her coming down, Nora greeted her warmly. "Harriet, come and sit here!"

"Ha-ha, I want to eat eggs today. Eggs will make me more beautiful."

A gleam flashed in Harriet's eyes, but her face remained silly.

She bounced toward the dining table and ate like she used to, grabbing food with her hands and wolfing it down.

This was something Bessie and Nora had deliberately taught her, just to make her father, Clifton Munoz, detest her and make the people in Meawood City reject her.

Sure enough, Clifton put down his fork and knife with an unhappy expression, ready to berate his foolish daughter as usual.

But Harriet suddenly looked up and grinned at him.

"Dad, didn't you ask me where my mom placed her treasure? I remember now," she said dully.

"Where is it?" Clifton asked eagerly.

Nora and Bessie also perked up their ears, holding their breath in anticipation.