Next morning,

Scarlett was sitting on bed staring at Mark, who was lying on the floor hugging the bottle. She felt some unknown happiness remembering his words of last night. He trusted her irrespective of her past behaviour. He never judged her character and stood for her on hard times. She got down from bed with great difficulty due to last night's assault. She got a pillow and gently placed the empty bottle away and placed a pillow under his head and left back to bed.

2 hours later,

Robert knocked on the door even though it's wide open, gaining her attention. She looked at him emotionless.

"Sir!" Robert asked...