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?"

