Female Novel
Chapter 592
“You idiot! I've been dismissed from my position and am now under investigation because of your crapidea. Listen carefully. I've been sacked, and I'm now under investigation. Just wait. You'll bedowngraded from the mayor's daughter to a down-and-out pretty soon,” Jacques snarled.
When she heard what Jacques said, Laura gasped in shock and stumbled backward before falling ontothe couch.
“We're doomed. Our family is done for. What are we going to do?”
Jacques was dejected. He no longer cared about his image as he felt his knees buckle and fell butt-firstonto the ground.
“What else can we do? Just wait to serve jail time. I fabricated evidence to slander Bailey. I'll be putbehind bars once they find out about it.”
Laura started crying.
Chloe turned pale, unable to accept the bombshell her father had just dropped.
I thought I was awaiting the good news of Bailey going to jail. I didn't expect to receive this news fromDad instead. Is this how it feels to fall from heaven to hell?
“In other words, you're saying I can't do anything but swallow my pride and watch in hatred as Baileygoes on with her bright future? She set a trap and framed me, which made me lose my innocence andbecome the laughingstock of the entire upper-class society! Yet you won't help me make her pay forwhat she did?”
Laura staggered as she made her way over and grabbed Chloe's arms. Sobbing, she said, “Admit it.Bailey is too smart and capable. Even your father can't do anything to her, much less you.”
“No!” Chloe shrugged out of Laura's grip and yelled, “I won't let her live a good life! I want the peoplewho harmed me to pay me back tenfold! Since I'm having a hard time now, Bailey shouldn't be livinghappily. Either we fight to the death or perish together. If I don't get to live anymore, then she shouldn'tthink of living her life in peace, either. Even if I die, I'll drag her to hell with me!”
With that, she stumbled out the door.
Laura wanted to go after her, but Jacques grabbed her arm and stopped her.
“Ignore her. Let her be crazy. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have offended Bailey and faced such aconsequence.”
Laura was furious. Hearing her husband telling her to ignore their daughter, she yelled, “Do you reallythink you offended Bailey because of our daughter? Jacques, don't paint yourself to be such a greatperson. If you didn't have thoughts of getting promoted, you wouldn't have buttered up to Howard andhelped him to fabricate evidence.”
A loud slap echoed in the air.
Jacques had slapped Laura across the face. “You stupid b*tch! Weren't you the one who threw atantrum and begged me to help your daughter get revenge? Now that something bad has happened,you're blaming everything on me?”
“You hit me... Jacques, how dare you f*cking hit me!”
In the next moment, Laura lunged at him and scratched his face.
Following that, screams, insults, and crying echoed throughout the West residence.
Howard immediately called Tamara when he returned to his residence.
He told her about the situation at Hallsbay, but the other party coldly said, “When did I ask you to helpme deal with Bailey? Do you know what crime you commit by slandering the first lady?”
When Howard heard that, his grip on his phone loosened, and the device fell to the ground with a thud.
It took him a while to regain his senses, but when he did, he quickly picked up his phone from theground and dialed back the number. However, Tamara had blocked him.
He then dialed Scarlett's number but could not contact her either.
It was then that Howard realized the Fletcher family had abandoned him.
Can I fight back? No, I can't!
It did not matter that he had no evidence the daughter of the Fletcher family had ordered him to dowhat he did. Even if he did have evidence, he could not defeat the family.
It was the Fletcher family. They prided themselves on being at the top. What can a nobody like me do
to shake their position?
Hence, his fate was sealed the moment he was exposed.
Raiden pushed the door open to a suite in a hotel. His expression darkened when he saw Scarlettsitting on the couch with a dazed look.
“It's already come down to this. Are you still not going to admit to your actions?” novelbin
Raiden's sudden question snapped Scarlett out of her daydream.
She quickly got up and made her way toward Raiden, grabbing his arm in anxiety. “Raiden, are youhere to bring me back to Dellmoor?”
Raiden shot her a hard look and casually replied, “Go and turn yourself in. Try to ask for forgiveness,and your life may be spared. Although you'll live out your days in jail, at least you wouldn't die at such ayoung age.”
Scarlett widened her eyes and glared at him in disbelief. “Turn myself in? And stay in jail forever?Raiden, I'm your sister! Your biological sister, to be exact. How can you say such a thing?”
“What should I say then? What should I do? Should I forgive you, the main culprit? Should I also letthose five dead people die in vain?”
In an instant, Scarlett let go of his arm and stared at him with tear-filled eyes. “Raiden, you'd ratherabandon me for Bailey. You have such a deep affection for her, but what a pity. She's a tainted flower.She's nothing but a wh*re that Artemis lost interest in! Don't ever think in this life that you'll—”
Slap! A loud and crisp slap echoed in the air.
Raiden did not hold back as he slapped her, causing her to stumble and bump into a cabinet.
“In the past, although you were spoiled and willful, you were not evil. Yet in just half a year, you becamevicious as your heart gradually turned rotten. It's unfortunate for the Fletcher family to have a daughterlike you. If you refuse to come to your senses, then even Dad won't be able to protect you.”
Scarlett held her cheek and smirked before laughing crazily. “I am Lady Scarlett of Chanaea! My fatheris the leader of the country, the most powerful man. Who would dare to do anything to me? Not tomention, this car accident has nothing to do with me. Who would accuse me of being the mastermindbehind it?”
Raiden shook his head as he made his way to the door. “I shouldn't have come here. You're a lostcause. Since you refuse to return to your senses, I have nothing else to say. You should wait for theresults of the investigation. If the court decides to sentence you to death, you must accept your fate. Noone will be able to save you.”
With that, he exited the room.
Scarlett wanted to go after him, but the two bodyguards standing at the door blocked her.
She stood at the door and yelled, “I've been sickly since I was young. Mom and Dad have alwaystreated me like a precious treasure. If I die, they'll carry wounds in their hearts that will never heal. Plus,they'll loathe Bailey and do whatever they can to destroy her.”
Raiden stopped in his tracks. A few moments of silence passed before he casually said, “Dad can seethe bigger picture. If he can accommodate the needs of the country, then he'll also be able toaccommodate Bailey. You're on your own.”
Scarlett's knees buckled, and she fell to the ground.
Am I doomed? Would Mom and Dad watch me die? No, of course, they won't! As long as I never admitto it, no one will be able to determine my crimes.
In a private mansion in the suburbs, Zoey was sitting on the couch. She gritted her teeth so hard thather jaw creaking could be heard. It was obvious that she was furious.
“Scarlett and the West family failed. Shirley is half-dead, and Rhonda has become a fool. Everyonewho was at odds with Bailey ended up facing dire consequences. I can't believe none of them was ableto defeat Bailey. How useless!”
Sofie sipped her coffee before saying, “Perhaps it's not yet time for her to die, but the right time willcome soon. You can use Artemis to kill Bailey when Yvette succeeds in her task. After all, it'll hurt moreto die in the arms of the person you love.”