In the visiting room, Ethan had shaved his head and looked much more haggard.
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He no longer pretended, glaring at me viciously: “What are you doing here?”
I put on a hurt expression: “Why are you being so mean to me? I came to tell you some good news. If you’re going to treat me like this, I won’t say anything.”
He was stunned for a moment, then became excited.
“I’m sorry, Scarlett. I was being impulsive just now. What good news? Did you get your dad to help me? Am I getting out soon?”
Their whole family was truly foolish.
I was the one who personally sent Ethan to prison – how could I possibly let him out?
I pretended to look troubled: “I can’t make that decision. You know my dad’s temperament – he needs time to cool down.”
The smile on Ethan’s face froze. He didn’t dare give up this only hope, so his smile became forced.
“Please, Scarlett. Everything before was my fault. Please beg your dad to get me out early. I swear I’ll treat you well. We can
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have a good life together, okay?”
I smiled gently: “Let’s not talk about that first. Aren’t you curious about the good news I brought you?”
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He smiled reluctantly, trying hard to play along: “Of course I’m curious. What good news?”
I leaned close to the glass and showed him a malicious smile.
“I sent your parents in to keep you company. Happy?”
Ethan was stunned, then suddenly roared: “You fucking played me!”
“How did I play you?”
I said cheerfully: “Your parents dared to pull a knife on me right on the street. They got five years for attempted murder. Isn’t that worth celebrating?”
Ethan roared in anger: “I was with you for seven years, and I satisfied every demand you made. You’re so heartless! You ruined me and didn’t even spare my parents!”
He actually had the nerve to blame me.
My face turned cold: “You’re wrong. It’s precisely because I didn’t satisfy your demands that you showed your true nature and ruined yourself and others. You wasted seven years of my
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life – ten years in prison is letting you off easy.”
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“Yes! That’s right! Why shouldn’t you satisfy me? I was so good to you, but you and your dad were always guarding against me. You never considered me family from the beginning. What’s wrong with me looking out for myself?!”
“Your ten–year sentence is the answer.”
I’d heard that evil people have their own twisted logic that makes no sense.
I narrowed my eyes and smiled: “I actually came to tell you something, but I didn’t get the chance.
“My dad said that your agreement to sign that contract had already passed his test. That contract was fake. He also prepared a million–dollar wedding gift for me and a ten–million–dollar villa. He promised to let you join the company in management after I got married.
“My dad said he really recognized your abilities and wanted to keep you close to personally mentor you. If I didn’t want to manage the company in the future, he’d let you run it. He’s been wanting to retire and travel the world with my mom for a long time.
“Tell me, why didn’t you cherish such a bright future? After pretending for seven years, why couldn’t you hold on just a little longer?”
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I watched as Ethan’s expression changed from disbelief to deep
regret.
He covered his face and cried: “Why didn’t you tell me earlier? What’s the point of saying this now? It’s all too late…”
Hatred is a stimulant that supports a person’s will to live.
Regret is a slow poison that erodes a person’s soul day after day.
The wealth and status that had been within Ethan’s grasp became ten years in prison because of one moment of poor judgment. His life was ruined.
For the rest of his days, that regret would silently torment him until it suffocated him.
My lie wasn’t born of kindness – I simply wanted him to die.
Even if he couldn’t die, his soul would be imprisoned, torturing him day after day.
He wailed in despair as I walked away without looking back.
Mom called me: “Scarlett, you’re amazing. I was furious when I saw that post. When I sent it to you, I thought you might cry.”
Dad said beside her: “What a joke! The heir I’ve carefully cultivated wouldn’t be that fragile. Look how beautifully she
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fought back!”
“As her father, aren’t you worried that Scarlett can’t handle being bullied?”
“How is that possible? The bodyguards have been following her.”
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Since I graduated, two bodyguards had been secretly protecting
- me.
Dad was experienced, and I wasn’t lacking either.
I smiled: “Let’s go home.”
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