Farewell To My Endless Love novel Chapter 120

Scarlett's POV:

As soon as Charles let go of me, my heart sank and I ran away.

Not long after, I got a call from him.

"If I didn't let you go, you wouldn't be able to run away from me," he said in a voice that wandered between smug and sad. I froze but kept my gaze ahead.

"You're wearing high-heeled shoes. Be careful. I don't want you to hurt yourself, okay?" he sighed helplessly and reminded me with concern.

I knew that he was still looking at me because he had not hung up yet. I resisted the urge to look back and left without a second thought.

I had been busy with the training program every day since landing abroad. Charles sent me messages from time to time about his family's affairs.

Time passed by quickly, and the first wave of training sessions ended soon.

I had a few days off, but I did not want to go home.

"Scarlett, are you really not spending your time off back home?" Nina asked me again while preparing for her trip back home.

"No, and please don't tell Charles that I have some free time. If he asks, tell him I'm still stuck with work here," I answered firmly.

"Fine." Nina sighed and flashed me a worried look. "Are you really going to be okay here alone? I'm worried about you, and to tell you the truth, I think you're just delaying the inevitable."

I did not know how to respond to that.

Just then, my phone vibrated. It was a message from Charles.

"When will you come home?" Looking at the words on the screen, I could picture Charles's expression in my mind.

I took one last glance at the message and decided to ignore it.

"Charles will call you sooner or later," Nina muttered.

As soon as she finished her words, my phone rang. I was so startled that I almost jumped out of my skin.

Just like Nina said, it was Charles, but instead of answering the phone, I hit the mute button.

I looked up at Nina and said, "Are you a psychic or something?"

Nina chuckled, tucked a lock of hair behind her ear, and replied, "You know he's just going to keep calling until you answer. Just talk to him already."

I pouted and did not say anything.

The next moment, I heard someone honking from outside. I walked over to the window and looked. Nina's cab had arrived.

I picked up her luggage and rushed out. "Your ride's here. Hurry up." "Come home with me, Scarlett. I really don't want to leave you here by yourself," Nina tried to convince me one last time.

"I'll be fine. You don't have to worry about me. Have a safe trip," I refused again.

"Very well. Take care of yourself, okay? Call me if anything happens." Seeing that there was no changing my mind, Nina finally conceded.

"All right. You don't have to be so polite and formal to me. How about I go shopping with you? At least let me help you carry the shopping bags."

After saying that, Abner turned around and walked toward one of the shops.

I did not really feel completely at ease with the idea of spending an entire day with Abner getting gifts for my family. But feeling too embarrassed to refuse him again, I had no choice but to follow him.

I had already decided the kind of gifts I wanted to buy, so we quickly finished shopping.

Abner insisted on driving me home because of all the shopping bags I had to carry. I truly did not want him to go out of his way for me, but he was just so difficult to turn down.

When we arrived at the place where I was staying, Abner helped me with the bags, said goodbye, and then left.

Once I was alone in the house, a gust of cold wind blew in through the window. I shivered.

"That's strange. I closed all the windows when I left for the mall. Why is it open now?" I murmured, looking at the open window.

When I went to close it, someone rushed toward me and stuck a knife against my throat.

I froze.

"Don't move." The person holding the knife to my neck was a man with a deep, husky voice. He inched the blade closer.

Soon, I felt the cold edge scratching my skin. One tiny move on my part would end with one of my veins cleanly sliced.

I started trembling violently.