He Lost Me to His Best Friend novel Chapter 32

But doing so would drag the Flynn, Croft, and Stetson families through the mud. With their combined power, crushing Scarlett would be easier than swatting a fly.

Scarlett had never acted this ruthlessly before, and Talia couldn't help but worry.

"Don't worry. I wouldn't do this if I was afraid," Scarlett reassured her.

She paused for a moment.

A second later, she looked out the window.

"For years, my mom and I only had each other. We laid low in Bay City, but that doesn't mean we don't have other family."

Once upon a time, the word "family" had only brought her cold, distant memories.

But now, thinking about the overseas call she had received the day she gave birth brought a surge of warmth to her chest.

Talia was completely lost.

"Other family? When your dad went bankrupt, didn't he flee the country with your aunt and brother? Your mom was abandoned by everyone and drowning in debt. She had to run a nightclub just to survive. Where would you get other family?"

"I do. I have them now."

A genuine smile naturally tugged at the corners of Scarlett's lips.

Not only did she have family, but she knew with absolute certainty that he would protect her from anything in this world.

Talia's curiosity was burning out of control.

"Who is it? Tell me! I need to know!"

Talia knew exactly the kind of hell Scarlett and her mother Jacqueline Langley had walked through to survive all these years.

It was precisely because of that hardship that she had always stood fiercely by Scarlett's side.

Compared to Scarlett, Talia had it incredibly easy as an only child in Bay City with a politician father and a lawyer mother.

Scarlett laughed, deciding to build the suspense.

"I can't tell you just yet. When the time is right, you'll see."

Talia practically pulled her hair out in frustration.

"Come on, you can't just drop a bomb like that and leave me hanging! What's going on? Did your brother who moved overseas strike it rich or something?"

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