Outcast Omega Pampered by the Alpha General novel Chapter 58

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The accusation in Mossa’s voice made it clear she’d already decided the answer.

Scarlett uncrossed her arms and stepped toward Sadie.

Sadie frowned, confused.

Before she could react, Scarlett grabbed the front of the gown with both hands.

Rrrrip.

Rrrrip.

Rrrrip.

She tore the dress to shreds.

Fabric hung in jagged strips.

The room went silent.

Scarlett released the ruined gown and looked at both of them with a cool smile.

“Now I can answer properly. Yes–I damaged the dress.”

For one suspended second, nobody moved.

Then came the explosion.

“You little monster!” Mossa screamed, raising her hand to slap Scarlett.

But halfway down, Scarlett caught her wrist.

“You dare stop me?!”

Scarlett’s face turned cold. “What–should I just stand there and let you hit me?”

“You ungrateful brat! I should never have brought you back into this family. If I had known-”

“If I had known I’d come back only to be ignored and cast aside by my own mother, I wouldn’t have returned either.”

She cut straight through her words.

Mossa froze.

“You think I favor her?” she snapped. “Where? Tell me where! And don’t bring up the dress you destroyed it because you were jealous hers was more expensive!”

Scarlett tilted her head. “Sure. Anyone would be jealous, wouldn’t they?”

Mossa stared. “That’s because Sadie deserves it! She’s accomplished. She’s worth it!”

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A bitter smile touched Scarlett’s lips.

“So in your eyes, family is measured by achievement? If a child isn’t exceptional enough, they don’t deserve love? They don’t deserve to matter?”

The question hit harder than Mossa expected.

Because deep down… she knew it was true.

Scarlett had come from the countryside. Unrefined, unpolished, impossible to control.

Taking her out was embarrassing.

Sadie, on the other hand, was everything she wanted in a daughter–elegant, educated, graceful, talented.

A girl who made her proud.

A girl who reflected well on the family.

“Why aren’t you saying anything?” Scarlett asked quietly. “Did I hit too close to home?”

Her sharp gaze locked onto Mossa’s.

For a second, Mossa felt as if she’d been stripped bare–like every ugly truth she buried inside herself had been dragged into the light.

It made her skin crawl.

“You’re twisting everything!” she snapped. “You always think everyone is against you. Maybe you should ask yourself why no one likes you. That’s your problem!”

She pointed toward the door.

“You’re not going to the banquet tonight. Stay here and reflect on yourself.”

With that, Mossa stormed out.

A second later, the sound of a lock clicking into place echoed through the room.

Sadie turned to her mother.

“Mom… are we really not taking her?”

Her brows furrowed.

Because if Scarlett didn’t go…

how was she supposed to humiliate her at the banquet?

Mossa shot a frustrated glance toward Scarlett’s bedroom door, then turned to Sadie with a grave

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“I just got word from a reliable source–someone extremely important is attending the Sullivan family’s engagement banquet. With Scarlett’s reckless temper, if she offends that kind of person, she could drag our entire family down with her.”

“A big shot? Who?” Sadie asked, instantly intrigued.

“I don’t know exactly. But if I had to guess… it’s probably the same person we were supposed to receive at the airport a few days ago.”

“The one from the military?” The memory immediately soured Sadie’s mood.

That day, if it hadn’t been the same day Scarlett was released from prison, she wouldn’t have gone with James to wait outside the prison gates just to force Scarlett into signing those divorce papers.

Fortunately, that mysterious figure had kept things low–profile and dismissed the entire welcoming party before anyone got a proper look. At least she hadn’t missed much.

“It’s just speculation,” Mossa continued, “but I’d say there’s a ninety percent chance it’s the same person. The mayor personally went to receive them that day. Whoever it was had to be at least a three–star general.”

Sadie’s eyes widened.

“At least a three–star general? Then… then could it actually be a War King? Or even… even…” She lowered her voice dramatically. “The Commander of Obsidian Unit?”

Mossa shook her head.

“A War King, maybe. But the Commander of the Obsidian Unit? That’s practically a legend. Why would a War Goddess come to our city?”

She refused to believe it.

That woman was the empire’s most feared and celebrated military leader–a figure so untouchable she was almost mythical.

Sadie, however, kept fantasizing.

“Well… maybe the Commander of Obsidian Unit is originally from here?”

“Stop daydreaming.” Mossa waved her off. “Go get yourself ready. If an important guest is attending, you need to look your best. And if luck is on your side…” A calculating smile curled on her lips. “Maybe that person will take an interest in you.”

Her expression darkened at the thought of the Whitmore family.

After the way James’s parents had treated them these past few weeks, she was still furious

Her daughter was more than good enough for that family.

If anything, marrying James had been beneath her.

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And yet they had the nerve to look down on Sadie.

Just wait.

Once she found her daughter a far better match, the Whitmore family would regret everything.

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Inside her room, Scarlett leaned lazily against the window frame, taking slow bites from an apple.

So they thought locking her up would stop her?

That was almost funny.

Across the hall, Michael quietly cracked his bedroom door open and peeked outside.

Once he confirmed the coast was clear, he slipped out and made his way to Scarlett’s room.

Staring at the locked door, he felt an uncomfortable sense of familiarity.

In this family, he and Scarlett occupied the same position–unwanted.

Earlier, he had secretly witnessed Sadie tear her own evening gown on purpose.

But he hadn’t dared step forward to defend Scarlett.

Part of it was fear.

The other part was simple reality.

He had no voice in this house.

Even if he had spoken up, Mossa would never have believed him.

And if his father, Ronnie, had been home?

He wouldn’t have believed him either.

Michael held a cup of instant noodles in his hand.

He figured Mossa, determined to punish Scarlett, would never let her have dinner.

Earlier, he’d seen where she hid the key–under the coffee table in the living room.

With everyone still home, he hadn’t dared move.

An hour later, after watching Mossa and the others leave, he finally grabbed the key and hurried to unlock Scarlett’s door.

The moment it opened-

Scarlett vaulted out the window.

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She-

Oh no.

Michael’s heart nearly stopped.

He thought she was trying to jump.

He sprinted to the window and looked down in horror.

But instead of a tragic scene, he saw Scarlett land gracefully on the ground, barely making a sound.

She dusted off her hands, then walked toward the two–meter–high courtyard wall.

What was she doing?

Michael stared, dumbfounded.

She couldn’t possibly be trying to climb over that.

She’d need a ladder-

Before he could finish the thought, Scarlett stepped back a few paces.

Then she sprinted.

In one smooth sequence of movements, she launched herself upward and cleared the wall effortlessly.

It was flawless.

Fast.

Ridiculously cool.

Michael stood frozen.

He wrote martial arts and fantasy novels all the time.

His protagonists were always impossibly skilled.

But nothing he’d ever imagined compared to seeing it in real life.

The impact was overwhelming.

He kept staring at the wall long after she was gone, his chest surging with a kind of admiration words couldn’t describe.