The Comeback: How I Destroyed the Friend Who Ruined Me novel Chapter 9

He looked different. Thinner. Older. His face had lines that weren’t there before. His eyes were hollow, 

like someone had scooped out everything inside him. His hands didn’t stop shaking. 

“Scarlett,” he said when I opened the door. Just my name. Like a prayer. 

I didn’t let him in. I stood in the doorway with my arms crossed. The chain was still on. 

“I know everything now,” he said. His voice was rough. “I know what she did to you. What I did to you. I 

was blind. Stupid. I believed every lie she told me.” 

“You ruined my life,” I said. “You humiliated me in front of millions of people. You had your men strip me 

on the street. You were going to send me to Mexico.” 

He flinched like I had hit him. “I know.” 

“You almost had me killed.” 

“I know.” His voice cracked. “And I’ll spend the rest of my life trying to make it right. Come back with me. 

Let me take care of you. Let me give you everything I should have given you from the beginning. I’ll sell 

the house. I’ll leave the outfit. We can go anywhere. Start over.” 

I stared at him for a long moment. Then I laughed. Not because it was funny. Because it was sad. Because 

he still didn’t get it. 

“I’m married now, Dominic.” 

His face went pale. White as a sheet. “What?” 

“I married Julian. Three months ago.” 

His mouth opened and closed like a fish out of water. He looked at my left hand. The ring was there. 

Simple. Elegant. Nothing like the flashy diamond he would have picked. 

“We’re having a baby,” I said. 

I put my hand on my stomach. It was still early. I wasn’t showing much. But it was real. It was mine. It 

was Julian’s. 

Dominic’s eyes dropped to my stomach. He stared for a long time. When he looked back up at my face, his 

eyes were wet. 

“A baby,” he said. His voice was barely a whisper. 

“Yes.” 

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