The Comeback: How I Destroyed the Friend Who Ruined Me novel Chapter 7

Chapter 7 

The police changed everything. 

Dominic, who had been running the show all night, was suddenly the one getting handcuffed. His wrists were yanked behind his back. The metal clicked tight. 

And me. The woman he was about to lock up. I was the one who had called them. 

Julian ran toward me before I could say a word. He wrapped his arms around me and held me tight. His face was buried in my hair. His whole body was shaking. 

“Scarlett, I’m so sorry,” he said. His voice was raw. “I didn’t leave because I didn’t believe you. I left because I needed to find help. Real help. The kind that could actually stop him.” 

I didn’t say anything. I just let him hold me. 

I had always known Julian came from a good family. A connected family. His father knew people. His mother sat on boards. But Julian never talked about it. He never flashed his money or dropped names. He just lived his life like a normal person. That was one of the things I loved about him. 

He pulled back and looked at me. His eyes were red. “I called my dad. He made some calls. The detective who showed up? That was because of me.” 

I nodded. I didn’t have words. 

I had lived through this once before. I knew I couldn’t control everything. That’s why I had called the cops on the way to Vincent’s house. I had sent them the security footage from my building. Dominic illegally entering my apartment. His men smashing everything. Him grabbing me. Slapping me. All of it. 

But normal cops wouldn’t touch Dominic. He was too powerful. Too connected. Too dangerous. That’s why nothing had happened until Julian got involved. Until Julian pulled out his family name and made things move. 

Julian had believed in me the whole time. Even when it looked bad. Even when I looked guilty. He never stopped trusting me. 

I felt tears burning behind my eyes. Not from sadness. From something else. Something I couldn’t name. 

“I’m sorry I doubted you for even a second,” Julian said. “I should have stood by you. I should have stayed.” 

I put my hand on his face. “You came back. That’s what matters.” 

He hugged me again. Tighter this time. Like he wasn’t planning on letting go. 

But I had to be clear with him. I pulled back and looked him in the eye. 

“I didn’t call the cops to get Dominic arrested,” I said. “Even with the footage, even with the witnesses, the police can’t really touch him. He’s too big for that. Too many connections. Too many people on his payroll. If they lock him up, something worse will come out of it. Way worse. But I had to protect myself. I had to clear my name. And I needed everyone to see the truth on camera before he could twist it.” 

Julian nodded slowly. He reached out and took my hands in his. 

“Then tell me what I can do,” he said. “What do you need from me? I’ll do anything. Whatever it takes.” 

I squeezed his fingers. “You already did it. You believed me when no one else did. You left, but you came 

back with help. That’s everything. That’s all I needed.” 

“But I want to do more,” he said. “I want to fix this. I want to make sure he never hurts you again.” 

“Just stay,” I said. “Just don’t leave again. That’s enough.” 

He pulled me close and kissed the top of my head. “I’m not going anywhere. I promise.” 

They took both of us to the station. Dominic. Me. Julian came too. The influencers tried to follow, but the cops shut them down at the door. 

At the station, they questioned Dominic. He wasn’t quiet. He wasn’t cooperative. He shouted and pointed at me through the glass. 

“This is her fault,” he told the detectives. “She’s been manipulating everyone. She seduced a city councilman’s son. She turned him against me. She’s trying to start a war between the outfit and the politicians. She wants to watch us tear each other apart.” 

The detective didn’t write any of it down. He just stared at Dominic like he had heard it all before. 

Dominic didn’t seem worried. He was cocky. Confident. He had been in rooms like this a hundred times. 

He knew how the game worked. 

Then his phone rang. One of the detectives picked it up and put it on speaker. 

It was Dominic’s lawyer. But his voice was different than usual. Stressed. Nervous. 

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