Chapitre 8: You Are Not My Mother
Lauren looked questioningly at Scarlett. She still couldn't understand how this girl could escape after she drank the drug; She shouldn't be able to move and could only vent her heat on Mr. Frans or some random guy to stop the drug's effect.
'Did this girl move into another room and do nasty things with someone else!?' Suddenly, this thought came to Lauren's mind. She felt her whole body shiver thinking about that possibility.
Her eyes carefully scanned Scarlett's body for any traces of clues she could use to punish her. But she found nothing.
That possibility seems unlikely. Just as Lauren thought her guess was wrong, her eyes fell on the man in the black suit behind, 'Is the man she slept with?'
"Tsk.. tsk... Mother... Technically, you are not my mother but my father's mistress!" Scarlett said.
The corners of her lips lifted slightly, then formed a mischievous smile — she wanted to make this damn woman lose her temper.
After seeing Lauren frown, she continued, "So, from now on, I will call you aunty."
"HOW DARE YOU!" Lauren almost explodes.
"A-Auntie, don't get angry easily. You'll get more wrinkles under your eyes. No matter how expensive the skincare you use, it won't eliminate the wrinkles on your face..." Scarlett laughs when her abusive words succeed in making that damn woman furious.
Lauren's face turned green, but her lips were tightly closed. She held back her anger, afraid this girl would verbally attack her again. This girl's vicious tongue was getting sharper — she must not be provoked. Not now.
She stared at Scarlett with teary eyes. "My dearest daughter Scarlett… I've been your mother for over a decade. How can you say something like that? Now you won't even call me mother!? Scarlett, my dear, I really care about you. That's why I'm looking for the best husband for you. Please, don't say things like that again, huh!?" Lauren's voice trembled as tears started to roll down her cheeks.
Scarlett was out of words when she saw how quickly Lauren's attitude and emotions changed.
'This damn woman, not only is she talented as a screenwriter, but she is also talented as an artist. Gosh!!'
"Jonathan, my husband… you know how much your daughter hates me, right!? All this time, I can be patient, but my heart hurts to hear how she called me." Lauren looked at Jonathan with a gloomy expression.
"Scarlett, apologize to your mother!" Jonathan's eyes glared at his daughter.
"Jonathan, there's no need to scold her. It's okay if your little daughter no longer sees me as her mother. I know I'm only a stepmother in her eyes, even though I've tried to be a good mother for all these years. I will try to accept it sincerely…." She then buried her head in Jonathan's arms as her sobs grew louder, making Scarlett want to laugh.
'This damn woman is a shameless clown.' Scarlett tries not to fall into Lauren's acting as she stares at her father, who now embraces that damn woman.
Scarlett could see her father's angry eyes staring at her. She didn't avoid his angry gaze. Instead, she looked back, and with her calmness, she said,
"Father, about last night. I had to run away after your beloved woman drugged me, ah… I guess you're the mastermind, right!?" Scarlett smiled before continuing, "So don't blame me, father. I just wanted to avoid the disaster you guys created for me. You and this woman are my parents, but I never imagined you two would do the cruelest thing I've ever encountered in my entire life..." She stopped her words, feeling like she needed air to fill her stuffy lungs.
Scarlett felt angry and wanted to cry because this was too much for her, but she held it in. She didn't want to cry in front of them. She would not entertain them with her sobbing expression. Never!
She adds, "You not only drugged me, but you also sold me to a widower with five children. Have you lost your morals doing this kind of vile, lustful thing? Am I not human to you? You decided my future without discussing it with me?" She was crying internally but smiling like a flower on the surface.
"Scarlett, Mr. Frans is the best choice for you," Lauren's words suddenly made Scarlett even angrier. She felt like gagging this woman's mouth with her shoes.
"What!? Scarlett, you said… your mother drugged you!?" Jonathan frowned at Scarlett.
He never knew about drugging her. He didn't want to marry off his daughter right away, either. He just wanted to set Scarlett up with Mr. Frans.
If they had already met and knew about the arrangement, he would beg his daughter to help the company by marrying that older man.
Jonathan knows her daughter will do anything to help her birth mother company. Her daughter is so kind and loves her birth mother so much that she will not let her mother's company go bankrupt. Jonathan was sure of it.
Scarlett was taken aback. 'So this damn woman is lying!? Gosh!'
"What's the matter, dad!? You don't know about the drug? This wasn't your idea?"
"Not!" Jonathan let go of his hug and looked Lauren straight in the eyes. "Is what Scarlett said true? Did you try to drug her?"
Scarlett laughed as she turned her gaze toward Lauren. "Wow! You are a really... really... brave auntie."
Lauren's face was deathly pale.
"No, no… I didn't do that. This girl ran away when she found out we would marry her to Mr. Frans. How can I drug her? Don't listen to her nonsense." Lauren's tears started again, trying to distract Jonathan.
Scarlett was in no rush to say anything. She only cursed this scheming woman in her heart.
It wasn't just Scarlett who cursed Lauren, but Logan Lee, who had witnessed what happened in Piers' living room, couldn't help but curse that evil woman too.
Once again, he checked the camera pin on his suit to ensure the live streaming worked adequately. He wanted his master to watch what happened in this place smoothly.
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Chapitre 9: Lose Respect
In the President Suite at the Beachfront Hotel.
Xander hears all the conversations at Scarlett's house. Knowing how vicious Scarlett's parents were, he was at a loss for words.
No wonder the girl accepted his proposal for a contract marriage — she wanted to be free from her family.
"Ben, did you hear everything?"
"Yes, master." Ben felt angry knowing there were shameless parents like the Piers family, "Please give an order, Master..."
"Who is Mr. Frans?"
"He is Frans Wood, the third son of the Wood Family. He doesn't have a significant position in Wood Group. He is just a Director in one of their branches…" Ben reported. He had been investigating Frans Wood after what happened to Miss Scarlett Piers.
"Wood!? They are just a small company. How dare they use their power to push Piers into such a situation?"
"Ocean Group belonged to Miss Scarlett's biological mother. But her biological mother had died, and Jonathan Piers, the husband, now runs the company. Unfortunately, he does not know how to run a business. And since Lauren Piers, the second wife, entered the company, their business began to decline even further. As a result, they are in debt to Frans Wood."
Xander silently listened as he stood up from his chair and walked towards the glass window. He stood there looking out over the vast blue sea below as he focused on listening to Ben's report about the Ocean group.
After a long silence, Xander calmly said, "Keep Frans busy. He doesn't have time to take care of Piers. Passing my message to Old Wood, I want him to cut ties with his third son and not give him a chance to return to this industry. Otherwise, Riley will see him and his family suffer!"
"Consider it done, master."
"As for Piers, pay off all their debts. Acquired the company Ocean Groups," Xander was silent as if he was thinking about something.
After a while, he continued, "Use a pseudonym when you acquire the company. Ensure that nothing can be pointed at me during the acquisition process, directly or indirectly. I will give the company to Miss. Scarlett as our wedding present. That surely would make my future wife excited..." he smiled.
Out of virtue, Xander plans to give Scarlett the Ocean Group after completing their one-year marriage contract. The company belonged to her birth mother, so it is her birthright to own the company, not her greedy father.
Ben was stunned hearing his words. After learning his Master was about to register his marriage to Miss Scarlett Piers, this is the first time he addressed her as 'wife.'
Now, his doubts about their fake wedding plans are slowly fading. Before today, Ben wasn't sure whether his Master was earnest about marrying that girl. The girl had nothing to be proud of — she wasn't as beautiful as a woman close to his Master. The girl was also not as wealthy as the young lady from a prestigious family in the Capital.
Xander Riley is known as a playboy because he often changes female partners when attending important events. He is also repeatedly caught on camera having dinner with several beautiful women. However, no one knows that Xander is so picky about finding a partner. Only a few women can talk and spend private time with him.
"Permission to dismiss, Master. I will follow your instructions immediately..." Ben said, disappearing from the room.
****
Back at the Piers Family home,
Scarlett didn't want to stay there too long. The longer she was in the same room with this shameless woman, the more her headache became. This damn woman managed to brainwash her father.
"If Father believed her that much, no matter how much I explained to you, you wouldn't hear me." Scarlet bitterly smiled as she stood up from the chair.
Lauren Piers secretly smiled happily before saying, "Scarlett... how can you accuse your mother like that!?" She pretended to wipe the dry corners of her eyes to get sympathy from her beloved husband.
Scarlett was speechless at how capable this woman acted.
"Starting today, I will be moving out of this house. I will never come back here as long as this woman is still here," Scarlett said while looking into her father's eyes — she wanted to know, was there any warmth left there?
She felt her heart tighten as she found nothing left. This damn woman utterly bewitched her father — he didn't even think of her as his only daughter.
Scarlett tried to control her emotions, not show them that she was feeling heartbroken.
'This is the right choice! I have to get out of here not to be tainted by this evil woman.'
Scarlett smiled one last time at her father and turned away.
At the same time, Aunt Lana was already standing at the end of the stairs, and beside her were two large suitcases. She feels sad hearing and witnessing what happened in this room but can't do anything. She is just a maid.
....
Seeing Scarlett wanting to leave the house seriously, Jonathan panicked even more.
"Scarlet! Don't joke about this kind of thing. Stay! This is your house. Why should you move?" Jonathan never imagined his daughter would decide to leave this house.
Did they push her too far? That's why she had no other choice but to leave!?
Jonathan stood up from his seat and walked quickly towards Scarlett. He blocked her path, "I won't let you go. You can't leave this house!" If her daughter goes out, he won't get a chance to introduce her to Mr. Frans.
"You can't stop me. I'm not a child. I'm an adult. I have the right to choose my life." Scarlett paused to smile. "And why should I stay here when you two try to sell me to an old, filthy man? I will never let you control my life." She still couldn't believe her father trusted his wife more than his biological daughter.
When her foolish father believes Lauren's word, who denied using drugs on her at the time, Scarlett completely loses Respect for him.
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