The Ultimate Reborn Heiress (Scarlett) novel Chapter 297

Chapter 297 She Didn’t Tell the Truth

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“That’s right, Jessica isn’t from around here. She moved here about 14 years ago with her grandson, didn’t she?

“She said her son died in an accident, and then her daughter–in–law ran off with another man, leaving behind her own baby, who was only a few months old. She just ran away with some guy and disappeared for more than a decade without a single word.

“That woman must have had a heart of stone to abandon her own flesh and blood. Her husband died, and she just couldn’t keep living. Raising a child wouldn’t have stopped her from getting by.”

Everyone around the town knew the story because Jessica had never been from there in the first place.

About 14 years earlier, she moved there, carrying a baby only a few months old, and said the child was her grandson.

After settling down, she bought a small single–story house there.

Back then, residency registration rules were still loose, and people could settle in without much difficulty.

But over the past decade nobody even knew what Jessica’s real name was.

When Jessica first moved there with her grandson, she rarely went out.

People around the town assumed she was quiet and kept to herself, but once they got to know her, they realized she was not shy at all and actually loved chatting and gossiping about everyone else’s business.

Later, when they became familiar with her, people asked what her name was and how they should address her.

At that time, Jessica said, “My husband’s family name is Boone, my grandson is Luke, back where we used to live, the neighbors all called me Mrs. Boone, you can call me that too.”

So everyone started calling her Mrs. Boone, which gradually turned into Jessica.

From beginning to end, nobody ever knew her real name.

‘That daughter–in–law was really something else.”

People around them kept talking.

‘Wait a minute, Jessica always said her daughter–in–law ran off with another man, but what Scarlett just said sounded like the daughter–in–law is already dead.”

‘Dead? That doesn’t sound right. Jessica wouldn’t lie about something like that. If she died, then she died. Why say she ran off with someone?”

“Maybe Scarlett got it wrong.”

“Jessica, did your daughter–in–law run off with someone, or did she die?”

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Someone turned and asked Jessica, whose expression had already darkened.

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Jessica shrieked, “She ran off–that shameless woman ran off with another man. She had no conscience at all. The moment my son died, she abandoned her own baby, who was only a few months old, and ran off with some man. She couldn’t live without a man. No–wait. Maybe she is dead. Maybe she got sick and died after running off with him. Maybe she died in a car crash. Maybe someone beat her to death!”

She shouted while glaring at Scarlett.

She looked ready to rush forward and tear Scarlett apart.

Scarlett said calmly, “You have a harsh look in your eyes, your face shows cunning and pettiness, the area beneath your eyes is dark, that place represents one’s children, and darkness there means your children will face prison.

“But judging by your face, you only have one son, which means that son is already in prison, and the darkness there is mixed with a trace of death, which means your daughter–in–law died long ago, probably more than a decade ago.”

The crowd around them was stunned.

“Scarlett can read faces and tell fortunes?”

“When did Scarlett learn something like that?”

“My grandson, who studies in the city, once told me Scarlett read someone’s fortune on a TV show. I thought it was just acting like in a drama, is she actually able to do it?”

“When did Scarlett learn fortune–telling?”

on, what are you all talking about? Didn’t you hear what Scarlett said? She said Jessica’s son is in

but Jessica always said her son died years ago. What’s going on here? Did she lie to us?”

nly then did the neighbors react.

an prison? What did he do to end up there?”

“Is he really in prison, then why didn’t she just say that? Why say he died? Does she really prefer people thinking her son died somewhere rather than admit he went to prison?”

“She probably didn’t dare tell the truth; if we knew her son was in prison, we would look at her differently.”

“She even told everyone her own son was dead…”

“So what exactly did her son do to land in prison?”

“Wait, are you all seriously believing what Scarlett said? She’s still just a kid, how could she possibly read fortunes?”

Jessica stared at Scarlett.

Her teeth ground together with a harsh grinding sound.

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She absolutely did not believe Scarlett could tell fortunes.

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That girl must have heard something about her family somewhere and was deliberately trying to disgust.

her.

It did not matter; she only had to deny everything.

After all, it happened more than a decade ago, and maybe everyone had already forgotten.

“Don’t listen to her nonsense.” Jessica started crying again. “I’ve lived here for more than a decade; you all know what kind of person I am.

“My son really died. Otherwise, if I curse my own son, I would rather he be in prison because at least he would still be alive. Prison is nothing compared to death, you all know that, who would ever wish their own son dead?”

Seeing Jessica crying so miserably, the neighbors suddenly did not know who to believe.

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