Chapter 66- think about me
Charles observed for several days, and only after confirming that Derrick had stopped targeting Janet did he finally feel safe enough to return to where she was. Those days, how much he missed her—but the memory of the last time he saw her, the worried look on her face for another man, stirred a mix of love and hate inside him. If it were anyone else, maybe he wouldn’t feel so extreme. But August was different—the hatred between them was something that couldn’t be erased.
"Where’s Janet?" When Charles returned to the villa, only two bodyguards he had hired were downstairs. He noticed that the food on the dining table had barely been touched.
"Miss Louis is in her room. She didn’t eat dinner either."
Charles loosened the tie around his neck and walked upstairs, his face darkening. Was she protesting him with her own body?
When Charles pushed open the door, Janet was curled up like a hurt kitten, a small ball beneath the sheets. Feeling a pang of pity, he stepped quietly toward her, but the movement still startled her awake.
"Why are you locking me in?" Janet sat up, her eyes accusing him. But why did he look so tired? As the words left her mouth, her heart tightened, drawn by him.
"Janet, I’m protecting you. It won’t happen again. Tomorrow, come with me to the company, okay?" Charles coaxed, gently patting her head. He liked that height—her leaning against him, where he could hold her in one hand. He was used to having her by his side and didn’t want anyone unimportant to affect their relationship.
"Why? Are those people... your dad’s men?" Janet no longer called that ruthless man "dad" so casually. And she wasn’t sure what kind of attitude she’d have the next time she saw Derrick. She really wanted to ask that cold man how he could be so cruel.
"It’s okay now. It’s all taken care of." Charles looked exhausted as he pulled Janet into his arms and collapsed onto the bed. Janet had prepared to scold him harshly, but when she saw his bloodshot eyes, she couldn’t bring herself to say a word. Everything he did was for her, and she should understand that.