The Darling of the Paranoid Tycoon by Cheryl Rice

Chapter 256

When Harriet woke up, she was alone in the room.

If it weren’t for the glass of water on the bedside table, she mig! have thought that Molly’s visit was just a dream.

She moved slightly, reaching to pull the blanket tighter, but somet

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.

Harriet guarding herself against him?

finally, Delbert opened

him warily, her eyes clouded with confusion.

right now. I was wrong before. I know my mistake and I know you

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countless times didn’t seem so

to say now.

made him

Harriet this way, one d would grow cold and leave him

the outcome he wanted.

was taken aback by Delbert’s sincere

think that just because you give in once, I should be grateful and hand over my freedom

what I

her, crouching by the bed to meet

me, I do all this only because

“Afraid? You’re afraid of losing me, so you lock me up? But have you ever thought about how frightened I am, being trapped

don’t know what else to do. I want

day in the warehouse wwhen I saw you hurt. I thought, what if those people took you

me? What would I