From Ashes to Queen: Now I Call the Shots novel Chapter 106

Chapter 106 The Joyner Family’s Second Warning

But she remembered–Mr. Stanley was the most tsundere of them all.

Seeing him like this now… that was quite the sacrifice.

She looked again at Eugene, whose eyes were slightly red.

“Mr. Eugene, aren’t you going to perform something?”

Eugene had a whole speech prepared, but just like that, he fell silent.

Stanley looked equally stunned,

“Scully, you don’t seriously think we came all the way here just to put on a show for you, do you?”

Scarlett shot back, “Didn’t you? You came here just to apologize, with no other motive?”

Stanley and Eugene went quiet.

Eugene was a little dissatisfied.

They’d already apologized.

What else did she want?

Did she really expect them to beg her?

But he truly hadn’t expected Scarlett to shine so brightly at this conference.

Now even more prominent medical figures were paying attention to her.

If she could go back to how she used to be…

Those resources would all become his.

“Scully.”

He forced down his temper and tried to keep his tone calm.

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“We’re family. There’s no such thing as holding a grudge overnight. How about this–come home for dinner tonight, and let’s consider everything in the past forgiven. If you’re still upset about those

misunderstandings, we’ll give you a proper apology. Sound good?”

That was already a huge concession.

The old Scarlett never had treatment like this.

Back then, only Rebecca ever had the full attention of the entire family.

Surely Scarlett would be moved now.

She’d probably announce her return to the Joyner family on the spot.

And that would be great.

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She cut ties with them publicly at her birthday party.

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Now, with all these powerful people around, she’d be restoring the Joyner family’s honor.

Scarlett was exhausted and didn’t want to respond. Instead, she pulled a few silver needles from her bag.

The moment Eugene saw the needles, his whole body stiffened.

That memory–the sheer fear of being at the mercy of those needles–shot up from his toes to his skull.

He couldn’t even think.

“Scully, what are you doing?” Stanley asked, still clueless.

He rambled on anyway.

“You have no idea. Ever since you left, I haven’t slept well at all. Our parents are right over there. Let’s go say hi. Don’t worry, once they see how capable you’ve become, they’ll want you back in the Joyner family. They’ll want you to–mmf, mmf?!”

As he spoke, his tongue suddenly stopped working.

Panic flooded his face.

His whole body started trembling.

Next to him, Eugene instinctively stepped back.

Scarlett sneered and withdrew her needle.

“Mr. Eugene, that was the second warning. If there’s a third… I might just slip and hit someone’s vital point.”

Eugene flared with anger.

What the hell?

Why wasn’t she willing to accept their apology?

“Are you really going to be this ungrateful?”

He stepped forward.

But seeing the needle in Scarlett’s hand again, he stopped short.

“I admit I misjudged you before. I already apologized. What else do you want? Don’t tell me… you’re after Rebecca’s room? Scully, I think you need to know when to stop. Don’t be so greedy. I can promise we’ll treat you like the Joyner family heiress from now on.”

Seeing Scarlett still unmoved made him anxious.

“Just because you’re famous now doesn’t mean you can make all these demands. You stole years from Rebecca–it’s not that easy to make up for! We’re willing to treat you like our real sister, so you should know when to quit.”

Stanley wanted to stop Eugene, but he couldn’t move a muscle.

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All he could do was watch as Eugene ran his mouth.

Still, maybe it was good for Scarlett to be put in her place.

Let her understand the difference between her and Rebecca.

Stop longing for things that were never meant to be hers.

She should stop being so greedy.

But then-

The calm expression on Scarlett’s face turned cold and dark.

Her voice dropped several degrees.

“Was it really me who stole six years from Rebecca?”

She stepped forward slowly.

Closing in on Eugene.

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