He Lost Me to His Best Friend novel Chapter 857

Scarlett looked down her nose at Sylvia, a faint, mocking smirk playing on her lips.

"What's the matter? Disappointed?"

Corinne finally snapped out of her shock, letting out an ear-piercing shriek.

"Scarlett, you... you're alive! You're actually alive?!"

"Thankfully, yes. If I were actually dead, the Flynn family would have picked my bones clean by now, wouldn't they?" Scarlett slowly turned her gaze to Corinne, her eyes as cold as ice.

Corinne was physically trembling. Her fingers dug so hard into the armrest of her chair that her nails nearly splintered the wood.

"You... you faked it!"

"What are you trying to pull?! The authorities in Country A specifically said—"

"Said that Julian and I fell into the ocean and were swept away?" Scarlett seamlessly cut her off, her gaze sweeping over the horrified Flynn women before finally landing on Yardley.

Yardley's face was ashen. His lips parted, but no sound came out. He stared at her, a chaotic storm of shock, disbelief, and a desperate kind of joy warring in his eyes.

"Unfortunately for you, we didn't grant your wish."

"We did fall into the ocean, yes. But it seems heaven wasn't quite ready for us. We survived."

But Chatwin quickly placed both hands on her shoulders, anchoring her in place. He leaned in and whispered, "Hold on. Scarlett has business to handle first. Save the reunion for later."

Talia was pure-hearted, but she wasn't stupid. Realizing that Scarlett and Julian had chosen this exact moment to reappear, she knew they had a plan.

Swallowing her desperate need to hug her best friend, Talia just stared at Scarlett, crying silently.

Seeing Talia's tear-stained face warmed Scarlett's heart, but right now, there was a war to win.

Moving with predatory grace, Scarlett stepped right up to Corinne. Before the older woman could even react, Scarlett grabbed her arm and shoved her roughly aside.

With an icy, unbothered expression, Scarlett sat down in the very chair Corinne had just occupied.