Chapter 99
Penelope’s POV
Charles dragged Mike's body out of the room and cleaned up all the blood on the floor with his tools.
In every movement, he acted like a trained professional killer.
This is a side of Charles I've never seen before.
I sat on the bed, thinking about what Charles had just said.
……
"No, I can't take you yet."
"Why? " Charles rejected me after I had been almost sexually a.ssaulted and Mike had died on top of me. My voice trembled uncontrollably, almost pleading.
Even though he was wearing a mask, I could still see the displeasure on his face. "I have a plan. Are you questioning me?"
I shook my head immediately. I was always trying to please him, "No, I didn't..."
He raised his hand and cut me off. "If you hadn't acted rashly before, you wouldn't be here now. You know?"
I...
I felt my face go red all of a sudden. This was partly because I was annoyed that Charles had hit a nerve, and partly because I was ashamed of my own stupidity.
