Scarlett Jennings was still pondering the events that Ava Zimmerman had recounted to her in the restaurant earlier. Suddenly, she was stopped. She raised her eyes and gave a cool glance.
Chase Jennings said,
"I thought your sudden invitation to Ava Zimmerman for a meal was due to guilt, but it turns out you are absolutely nothing!"
"You know Ava Zimmerman has a scar on her face, and she has always been sensitive and insecure. Why did you force her to take off her mask for you to see her face?"
If she hadn’t removed her mask, Ava Zimmerman’s face wouldn’t have been injured by the flying debris.
Though compared to other scars on her face it seemed minor, he felt her misfortune tonight was entirely due to Scarlett Jennings. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
If Scarlett Jennings had been bound to the system, she would probably be seeing Chase Jennings’ goodwill value plummet drastically from the hard-earned passing mark.
But she didn’t care either.
Scarlett Jennings looked at Chase Jennings and simply asked,
"Did she make you come question me as soon as you got back?"
"She said nothing!"
Chase Jennings said, "It was my own decision to seek the truth, Scarlett Jennings. Ava Zimmerman is my friend, you can’t use me to hurt her!"
Scarlett Jennings frowned at his words but still patiently asked him back,
"Then why do you think I insisted on seeing her face?"
Before Chase Jennings could speak, Scarlett Jennings continued to ask, "Don’t you think Ava Zimmerman’s voice and eyes resemble Azura Loomis a lot?"
Scarlett Jennings wanted to remind him for the last time, though Chase Jennings’ heart was already leaning,
"So, you deliberately targeted her because she resembles Azura Loomis?"
Chase Jennings frowned at Scarlett Jennings, his gaze full of doubt and discontent,
"Scarlett Jennings, I know you hate Azura Loomis, but you can’t target innocent people just because someone slightly resembles her. How are you different from Azura Loomis in the past?"
Scarlett Jennings: ...
She stared at Chase Jennings for a long time, seemingly realizing something, and immediately decided to give up arguing further with him.
She lifted her leg to leave, but Chase Jennings stepped forward again to block her at the door.
After all, once inside, if he argued with her further, Brother Donovan and the others would surely side with her again.
Just like Ava Zimmerman said, the family is now charmed by Scarlett Jennings; the Jennings Family is different from before she returned.
Seeing Chase Jennings still wanting to argue, Scarlett Jennings instantly felt a bit tired.
She raised her hand, intending to have Liora Gold slap him awake again, when suddenly, with a slap, a car headlight abruptly shone on her and Chase Jennings.
The light was behind her, while Chase Jennings, who blocked her, was dazzled and couldn’t open his eyes.
Their attention was caught by this sudden turn of events, and when the headlights turned off, they saw Samuel Chalmers get out from the back seat of a familiar Maybach, walking straight towards them, and then stood right beside Scarlett Jennings.
"What happened?"
It was clear Samuel Chalmers had just come back, probably noticing the situation at the door as he passed by, thus flashing the lights.
Scarlett Jennings was reluctant to have the little paperman hit someone in front of Samuel Chalmers, so she shook her head and said,
"Nothing."
Samuel Chalmers heard her, then looked at Chase Jennings, his dark eyes deeply staring at him, "And you?"
Chase Jennings: ...
Faced with such an intimidating gaze, how could he dare say anything?
Chase Jennings felt his mind clear for a moment at the sight of Samuel Chalmers, wondering why his attitude toward Scarlett Jennings seemed to have returned to how it was initially.
But before he could think more, Samuel Chalmers turned to Scarlett Jennings again with a slightly softer voice, "I have something for you, will you come with me to get it?"
Scarlett Jennings, not wanting to continue with Chase Jennings, nodded upon hearing this, and then got into Samuel Chalmers’ car.
Soon, the small drama at the Jennings Family door ended.
Scarlett Jennings followed Samuel Chalmers back to the Chalmers Family, and only then did Samuel Chalmers ask her,
"Can you tell me what happened with you all just now?"
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