Chapter 280
The Fall of Connor
If those patents were all pulled out, Connor’s company would lose every shred of competitiveness. Bankruptcy would be the only path left.
Taylor stepped forward, his tone steady.
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“Don’t worry, Scarlett. I’ll have our top lawyers handle this. You’ll be satisfied with the result.
Scarlett smiled faintly. “Don’t forget to collect the unpaid royalties over the years.”
Back when she’d created those patents, there had been contracts. Connor, eager to please her. had set the royalty fees absurdly high–knowing she’d never bother to collect. It was all for show.
But now, she wanted every cent.
Years of unpaid fees, plus penalties, would add up to a staggering sum.
Connor collapsed onto the floor, his voice breaking.
“Scarlett…”
This time he wasn’t acting. His tears were real.
Scarlett gazed down at him like one might look at something filthy on the ground.
“Don’t call my name. It disgusts me.”
The livestream exploded.
“Wait–what? Jude Group’s patents belonged to Scarlett?”
“That explains everything!”
“How much are we talking about?”
“I checked the filings. Over the years, it’s worth several billion.”
“What a rat! Not just cheating love, but stealing money too!”
“Ban Connor everywhere.”
“#BanConnor is trending!”
The heat only grew. Scarlett’s reputation, once smeared, reversed in an instant. Lane Group’s
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name soared alongside hers–sales spiked across the board.
Scarlett stepped closer, her shadow falling over Connor’s crumpled form.
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“Connor, you deserve this. Don’t ever beg me again. The next time we meet, it’ll be in court.
His chest clenched.
He remembered, suddenly, how many cases she’d quietly advised on in the past. She had a
law license. She’d hidden it, using it only for him. And he had thrown it away.
He looked up at her flawless face, his eyes clouded with regret.
He had lost a star, and he knew it.
He had been a fool.
But Scarlett wouldn’t even spare him a glance now.
He clutched his chest, gasping as if the pain there might kill him.
“Out,” Samson barked, grabbing him by the collar and dragging him toward the door. He turned to the officers. “Forcing an intruder out of our home isn’t against the law, is it?”
Connor didn’t resist. He was limp, hollow–eyed, a dead fish dragged into the dirt.
The livestream comments poured in:
“Serves him right!”
“He came here pretending to love her, but it was all about the patents.”
“Scarlett is a queen. Did you see her crush him?”
“Most beautiful moment ever.”
“From now on, Jude Group is canceled for me.”
The hot searches refreshed again, every trending tag revolving around Scarlett.
Grace, who had arranged the livestream, saw the tide shift and panicked.
“Shut it down,” she snapped.
But her assistant blocked her hand.
“We shouldn’t. This made Scarlett go viral. It could be our way
out.”
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And then it hit her. She’d claimed Scarlett was dead just minutes ago, angling to steal the project. But now Scarlett stood there alive. Which made Grace’s earlier words look like petty, vicious lies.
Still, she wasn’t afraid. She’d just call it a misunderstanding later.
She looked toward Aurora, ready to exchange a glance and set up their next move–only to see Aurora trembling, sweat beading on her brow. She could barely stand.
What was she so afraid of?
Losing the project? That wasn’t the end of the world. Aurora had the old madam behind her. With that backing, other opportunities would come.
Even if the main branch wanted revenge, they’d never push too far. Not with the old madam’s protection.
So what was she so terrified of?
Scarlett turned, her eyes locking onto Aurora.
“I have a question for you.”
Aurora’s face drained of color. She couldn’t mask the panic twisting her expression.
“You… you can ask.”
Scarlett strode closer, calm and unhurried.
Aurora stumbled backward with every step.
From the moment Scarlett walked in alive, Aurora’s heart had been pounding.
No one else could understand the terror of watching someone you thought was dead stand before you, smiling.