He Lost Me to His Best Friend novel Chapter 131

She wanted nothing more than to throw boiling water in his face.

But looking down at her daughter, who had finally settled in her arms, she grabbed a cup and forced herself to put it back down.

She glared at him, her eyes filled with icy hatred.

Yardley knew he was in the wrong. He stood frozen at the doorway, not daring to step forward, all of his previous fury completely evaporating.

He stared nervously at the infant in Scarlett's arms. Looking at her tiny face, guilt immediately washed over him.

Under Scarlett's desperate soothing, Dawn finally fell back asleep.

Scarlett carefully placed Dawn on the bed, giving Zara a pointed look to watch over her.

Then, she shot Yardley a murderous glare, signaling him to follow her out into the hallway.

She had been meaning to settle the score with him regarding their daughter's sudden viral infection anyway.

She hadn't expected him to barge in like a lunatic first.

She didn't even have to guess. The way he had furiously kicked the door open meant he had undoubtedly been fed more exaggerated lies by that mother-daughter duo.

Clearly, he had bought every word of it. Scarlett's lips curled into a sarcastic smirk at the thought.

The two of them walked one after the other into the nearby stairwell.

Frustrated and anxious, Yardley instinctively pulled out a cigarette, took a deep drag, and mumbled an apology.

"I'm sorry, I didn't realize Dawn was in there."

Scarlett found his voice grating.

"Shut up, I don't want to hear it. Get straight to the point. What are you picking a fight over this time?"

Yardley looked at Scarlett, feeling a suffocating panic, but forced himself to speak.

"I heard your mother hit Sylvia, right out in the hospital corridor. Is that true?"

Scarlett crossed her arms, her gaze turning frosty as she shot him a cold glare.

"And? Are you here to play knight in shining armor for Sylvia again?"

Yardley frowned.

"Can't you all just talk things out reasonably? Why resort to slapping each other? We are civilized adults, there is no need to make things so ugly."

Scarlett found his words utterly repulsive and cut him off sharply.

"I'm sorry, but I prefer doing things the savage way now. The rougher and dirtier it gets, the better I feel."

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