He Lost Me to His Best Friend novel Chapter 284

Every ounce of humiliation she had suffered comes rushing back the moment she steps onto this property. Only now does she realize how deeply she had buried it. She had willingly allowed the Flynn family to abuse her, never uttering a single complaint, all for Yardley's sake.

Back then, she wasn't a coward; she simply knew she had no power to fight back. So, she kept the score silently etched in her heart.

The reason she had worked so desperately hard in her design career for the past five years was that she was holding onto a single breath of defiance. She wanted to rise to the top, to one day stand as an equal beside Yardley. She had fantasized endlessly about gaining enough power to settle the score with these people.

And today, that day has finally come. Her brother's triumphant return has given her the absolute power to crush everything in her path, turning her fantasy into reality.

Hearing Scarlett recount these events drains the color from Corinne, Melanie, and Clarissa's faces. Panic sets in. To them, torturing Scarlett back then felt entirely justified. She had married above her station, so it was only natural she had to swallow glass to fit in. They never expected her to remember every detail—let alone bring it up now, backed by an army.

Yardley is horrified. "Is all of this true? Why didn't anyone tell me? You... you all bullied Scarlett behind my back like this?"

Scarlett lets out a dark chuckle. "Yardley, are you truly that clueless, or did you just choose to look the other way? Did your mother and your sisters rarely humiliate me in front of you? Every time they did, what was your advice? You told me they had sharp tongues but good hearts. You told me to bear it, to compromise, because we're family. Just suck it up and let it go."

"Those were your exact words, weren't they?"

Yardley is speechless.

Scarlett's voice turns ice-cold. "Well, today, I have a good heart too. I just want to return the favor. I'm asking you, your mother, and your lovely sisters to bear it. Compromise. After all, we're family. Just suck it up and let it go."

Scarlett turns to Stellan. "Stellan, everything I just described? Have your men keep an eye on them. Make them repeat every single punishment."

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