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.

herself against him?

awkward silence until finally, Delbert

looked at him warily, her eyes clouded with confusion.

right now. I was wrong before. I know my mistake and I know you won’t forgive me easily, but don’t be hard on

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had practiced countless times didn’t seem so hard

to say now.

had made him

this way, one d would grow cold and leave

the outcome

taken aback by Delbert’s sincere

firm tone, “Delbert, do you think that just because you give in once, I should be grateful and hand over

what I

approached her, crouching by the

do all this only because I’m afraid of

sneered, “Afraid? You’re afraid of losing me, so you lock me up? But have you ever thought

but I don’t know what else to do. I want to protect you, but I

don’t know how scared I was that day in the warehouse wwhen I saw you hurt. I thought, what if those people took you

would I