Babel Novel
Chapter 137: I Will Never Forgive Him
“Claire? Does she still have contact with Scarlett?” Anna was surprised.
“It’s not what you thought! She just happened to run into them. My aunt must know the president of the Sandler Company!” She explained.Text © by N0ve/lDrama.Org.
Anna’s eyes brightened. The president of Sandler Company must be filthy rich. Scarlett didn’t have many close relatives, and she hated her father, so Anna figured that Scarlett might invite her to attend the wedding.
“Caroline, go and ask about it! How are they doing? Are they going to have a huge wedding?” Anna patted Caroline’s shoulder excitedly and asked.
“Why are you so excited about this, mum? There is no way that she will repay us, okay? We’d better hope that she doesn’t hate us or decides to take revenge.” Caroline said.
“What a silly girl you are! Do you know that? As the saying goes, when a man gets to the top, all his friends and relatives get there with him. Don’t you like branded bags and clothes? You’re now the sister-in-law of the president of Sandler Inc. Doesn’t that sound amazing? This is a golden opportunity for you to get ahead.”
“But Scarlett hates us very much! Why would she even bother inviting us to her wedding?” Caroline said after a moment. She had a look of discomfort on her face.
“Well, if she’s decided to marry such a well-known man, then she’ll need to have a decent wedding and good company to match. Don’t you think? She might even forgive her father long enough to have him at the ceremony.” Anna had quickly gone into analysis mode.
“No way! Scarlett is a stubborn girl, how could she forgive uncle? Just like that?” Caroline was doubtful. She had witnessed how badly she treated her father because of what he had done when she was a child.
“Even if she hates us, you are still a sister, right? It’s not a big deal for her to introduce a rich man to you, right? You are so beautiful, and I believe you are much better than Scarlett!”
Caroline felt motivated. Like every other girl in the world, Caroline, too, dreamed that she would one day meet prince charming, and they would live a wonderful life together. Caroline thought to herself that if a girl like Scarlett had been able to bag a wealthy man like Francis with such ease, it wouldn’t be too much for her to introduce some worthy bachelors to her in good faith. They were, after all, sisters.
Meanwhile, Scarlett got a call from David. He wanted her to visit him. Hanging up the phone call, Scarlett was so angry that she wanted to toss her phone into the sea. After a second thought, however, she contained herself. It was Francis who had bought her that new phone…
Although Skyler was focused on what was displayed on the screen of his laptop right then, he could practically feel the anger radiating from Scarlett. He knew something was amiss.
“Don’t be angry! You don’t need to see him if you don’t want to.” Skyler said, trying to be helpful.
Scarlett grabbed a pillow and threw it on the floor. She stomped on it for a good fifteen seconds before calming down ever so slightly.
“I really hate him for abandoning us and not caring about us all these years. I will never forgive him. Over my dead body.” Scarlett said and angrily retreated back to the sofa.
“I agree, Scarlett. I won’t forgive him either. But I don’t particularly appreciate seeing you angry and frustrated like this. He’s not worth it.” Skyler said, attempting to placate her.
“You didn’t have any contact with him before, right? He didn’t come to your school to see you, did he?” Scarlett stared at him in doubt.
“No, of course not! How dare he!” Skyler was surprised to see her reaction. In truth, Skyler hated David much more than Scarlett because he did hurt not only their mother but also destroyed their happy family. He was the reason that Scarlett and he had been forced to drift from place to play, impoverished, for more than a decade.
“I won’t go to see him! If he dares to come to Francis, I will really kick his ass!” Scarlett shouted out angrily while holding the pillow.
“Who?” Skyler asked.
“Of course it’s him, David Morris!” Scarlett said as she gave an angry stare at Skyler.
“Oh, I thought you meant Francis!” Skyler joked. After that, Skyler calmly turned to look at Carlos, who was looking at him with watery eyes. He looked afraid. He wondered what had inspired such a rage in his mother.
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When Francis called Scarlett to take Skyler and Carlos outside for dinner, he had already reserved a popular local restaurant table.
As Skyler heard the name of the establishment, he looked up, stopped tapping on his keyboard, and said in surprise, “Wow, no way! Isn’t that the most expensive restaurant in the city? I’ve heard it’s impossible to get a table unless you’re a personal friend of the chef! Or if you book, like, a year in advance or something. That’s wild!”
Scarlett reclined comfortably on a sofa reading novels on her tablet and said, “Yeah, I mean, I don’t know what to tell you. Don’t feel awkward or anything. That’s just Francis’s style. He can be pretty flashy. He would never take his wife and brother-in-law to some shady joint downtown. With Francis, it’s always about experiencing the best the world has to offer.”
“Hmm… why do you sound kinda upset about it? Don’t you like that he wants to treat you to the finer things in life?” Skyler inquired.
“I sounded upset? Did I?” Scarlett looked up and said.
“Aren’t you happy that Francis didn’t suggest we go to the nearest Burger King or something? I guess he doesn’t want you putting all that junk in your body… I mean, I agree with him, that stuff’s not good for you. And it’s definitely not good for him either,” Skyler said, gesturing towards baby Carlos.
Scarlett sat up, put her tablet away, and sighed deeply. “I just like fast food sometimes, okay? Nothing wrong with that. Besides, when we go to fancy restaurants, I have to get all dressed up. It can feel really stuffy. Everyone’s watching each other, trying to be a more elevated, refined, and shiny version of who they really are. Those high-end restaurants are just full of artifice, Skyler, you’ll see.” Scarlett explained.