He Lost Me to His Best Friend novel Chapter 149

A burst of unhinged laughter erupted from the speaker. "La Belle Nuit burned down, didn't it?"

"That was your mother's only business. Let's see what you two have left to act so arrogant about now."

"Such a pity nobody died. That would have been so much more fun."

"I heard your mom broke down crying at the scene. Just thinking about it makes me laugh. So satisfying. It is just too satisfying."

The caller was using a voice changer again, distorting the words into a deeply sinister, masculine tone.

The voice was entirely unhinged and severely warped, grating painfully against Scarlett's eardrums.

Scarlett figured it out instantly. This was another one of Sylvia's pathetic tricks.

She really was incredibly stupid. She always chose to pull these disgusting stunts right when Scarlett was on the absolute brink of losing her temper.

Well, this was perfect. Scarlett didn't have to hold back anymore.

Scarlett's chillingly dark voice cut through the phone line.

"Sylvia, stop playing games with the voice changer. I know it's you, and I know you hired someone to set the fire at La Belle Nuit."

"You think this is satisfying?"

"Just you wait. I am about to show you something even more satisfying."

With a furious glare, Scarlett ended the call.

On the other end of the line, Sylvia, who had been glowing with arrogant triumph just seconds before, was struck dumb. Her phone slipped from her fingers and clattered onto the floor.

Scarlett's icy threat had felt like a freezing wind blowing straight out of hell, causing Sylvia to shudder uncontrollably.

A wave of instinctual cowardice washed over her. She looked up at Gwen.

"Mom, did you hear what she just said? Why do I feel like she sounded way too confident?"

Gwen paused in surprise, thought for a moment, and then firmly shook her head.

"Impossible. I already checked the situation. The police have officially ruled it an accidental fire. They couldn't possibly have found any evidence. She's just trying to scare you. Don't worry about it."

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