Chapter 134
134 Respect Her or Regret It
“Say something!”
Martha, growing anxious, reached out and shook Eugene,
Eugene stumbled from the force, taking an unsteady step back.
“Mom.”
Finished
He sounded like he had just woken from a dream, his expression still tangled with lingering emotions.
“I’m not capable of something like that.”
Martha froze for a moment-
like she’d been struck by lightning.
She nearly lost her balance.
And once Eugene opened his mouth, there was no stopping him..
“Actually, I noticed earlier that Rebecca’s medical reports had started to improve. I was thrilled and asked her about it. Whether it was what she said, or what I found through my own investigation–these past two years … ”
He clenched his fists .
Then raised his eyes and looked at Scarlett again.
“The only treatment she’s had these two years was herbal supplements. And those were made by Scully! It was Scully who healed her!”
His words hit with the force of a landslide.
Cracking the very foundation of the Joyner family’s beliefs.
From the moment Scarlett entered the Joyner family, everyone had known the real reason.
And not a single one of them had treated her well.
To put it bluntly, even the household staff had been treated better than Scarlett.
At least the maids got a paycheck.
Scarlett cost them practically nothing; her “value” was sky–high.
From the beginning, the Joyners just wanted Scarlett to understand her place.
To stop coveting what didn’t belong to her.
At first, they’d felt a little guilty after all, they wanted her kidney and still gave her the cold shoulder.
But later, they realized–the colder they were, the harder Scarlett tried.
Over time, they stopped feeling guilty at all.
1/3
134 Respect Her or Regret it
They were the powerful ones. And they always made decisions based on interests and gain.
Finished
To them, this whole thing was just Scarlett trying to climb higher, clinging desperately to the Joyner family.
And after Rebecca came back, when Scarlett still refused to leave, that just proved it.
They looked down on someone who would give up her dignity for power.
So their treatment of Scarlett only got worse.
They even pushed further, trying to see just how far they could go before she broke.
And yet in the end, they realized Scarlett had no limits.
She just wanted to rise higher. Marry into the Jude family by stepping on their shoulders.
A person like that , why would she put in the effort to source and prepare herbal supplements that could actually treat Rebecca’s condition ? Everyone knew how severe Rebecca’s illness had been.
It probably took hundreds of failed attempts just to get the dosage right.
The time , the effort , but no matter what they thought , that was the truth .
In that moment, every Joyner family face looked like it had been slapped, hard.
Their cheeks flushed red with shame.
No one could say a word.
The person they looked down on, was the one with the highest moral ground.
And they never trusted Scarlett.
They’d insulted her, humiliated her, disrespected her, and now all of that made them look utterly vile.
They didn’t even dare look Scarlett in the eye.
Stanley was better off, Scarlett had already humbled him once, so the blow wasn’t as sharp.
But Oliver looked pale.
His dry lips moved slightly, but he didn’t know what to say.
He’d always believed Scarlett was cruel, that she wanted to take everything from Rebecca.
As her older brother, he naturally defended his biological sister.
So he’d been harsh with Scarlett, constantly critical, even cruel.
But in the end, the truth showed him, Scarlett’s patience hadn’t been because she was calculating.
It was because she wanted the Joyner family to live in peace.
Her secrecy wasn’t about plagiarizing Rebecca’s thesis, she had been testing dosages for the herbal supplements.
2/3
134 Respect Her or Regret It
He’d misjudged someone who truly cared for the Joyner family.
And he’d deeply hurt a girl who had once genuinely treated him like her own brother.
So much so that even in the face of a raging fire,
Finilshed
Scully hadn’t thought to call out to him for help. How could I have been so stupid ? I’m such a fool. I don’t deserve forgiveness.
“Scully, you–”
Martha still refused to believe it. She cut him off abruptly and shouted, Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the ƒindNoᴠᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access s of novels early and in the highest quality.
“No way! She’s just a student! There’s no way she could heal anyone! You’re not going to trick me with this nonsense! She slandered Rebecca–I won’t let her get away with it!”
Scarlett looked at Martha’s nearly unhinged expression, and suddenly let out a low chuckle.
“What are you laughing at?”
Martha had already been teetering on the edge emotionally. Seeing Scarlett’s calm smirk made her feel mocked–her nerves snapped.
Scarlett stepped forward.
Over time, her aura had changed, becoming cool and composed.
The slight lift of her eyes was enough to make everyone around her feel as though an avalanche was coming.
Instinctively , Martha stepped back three paces.
It was the only way to dodge the icy edge of Scarlett’s presence.
When she realized she had just recoiled, from a girl who used to cower in the Joyner household, her heart burned with shame.
“You’re just making guesses. What, now you want to take credit right away?”
She let out a bitter, mocking laugh.
“Even if those supplements helped a little, it still doesn’t erase the fact that you slandered Rebecca!”
476
合
B
3/3