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.

guarding herself against

into an awkward silence until finally, Delbert opened his mouth, “Harriet, a-are you feeling any

looked at him warily, her

talk to me right now. I was wrong before. I know my mistake

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words Delbert had practiced countless times didn’t

to say now.

made him realize his

was right. If he continued treating Harriet this way, one d would grow cold and leave

the outcome he wanted.

Delbert’s sincere words but quickly

and said with a firm tone, “Delbert, do you think that just because you give in once, I should be

what I mean.”

by the bed to

trust me, I do all this only because I’m afraid of losing

“Afraid? You’re afraid of losing me, so you lock me up? But have you ever thought about how frightened I am, being trapped by you with no way to escape?”

know what else to do. I want to protect you, but I always seem

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

would I