From Ashes to Queen: Now I Call the Shots novel Chapter 199

Chapter 199 Turning the Tide

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“Dad told me that even if I didn’t win anything, Grandma would still reward me with shares,” Scarlett said sweetly. “Now that I’ve actually won–docs winning cancel out the reward?”

She tilted her head with an innocent expression, as if she’d just realized something crucial.

Then she turned, wide–eyed, toward Aurora.

“No wonder Jalindale’s team is so strong, yet my cousin kept dragging them down. So this is why. I guess Grandma’s promised shares meant a lot to you. Enough to sabotage your own team to avoid a championship.”

The room fell deathly silent.

No one had expected that.

And Scarlett had made her point crystal clear.

From the very beginning, she’d already been gifted the majority of her parents‘ shares. She had no need to scheme for whatever token reward the matriarch might offer.

“Aurora, what are you saying?” Aurora’s voice shook in panic, the sudden shift in tone catching her completely off guard.

“I would never-”

Scarlett turned to her with a puzzled look. “So you’re saying your performance is just that bad? That can’t be. Grandma thought you were championship material.”

She sounded genuinely confused. Like she just couldn’t understand how someone so favored could mess up so badly.

“I didn’t know people would give up their own future for something so small. I really learned something new today.”

Aurora began to panic. “I’m not, I didn’t–I never thought that way!”

But it was too late.

The entire conversation had veered off–course.

No one was talking about the garage anymore. No one was paying attention to Oliver, who still sat on the floor in silence.

Even the matriarch, who had been ready to punish Scarlett, was now staring coldly at Aurora.

In her eyes, enjoying privilege was one thing–but abandoning your studies?

Unacceptable.

All the Lane children knew the rule: you could have hobbies, but never at the cost of your education.

Aurora was the only promising student from her maternal side. The matriarch had pinned all her hopes on

her.

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And now?

If she’d really thrown it all away over some family shares, the matriarch might just faint from rage.

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Just as Aurora was being crushed under the weight of both Taylor’s and the matriarch’s glares, Scarlett piped up again.

“Actually, I’ve been meaning to ask–do we not have enough cars?”

“Does everyone have to wait around for the garage manager to unlock a door before they can leave?”

“Grandma, didn’t you say you were delayed this morning?”

“Whether or not this was some setup against me, if the household’s mistress can be held up like this, then that garage staff has to go.”

“In fact, maybe it’s time for a full reset.”

“Today it’s locking the doors. Tomorrow, maybe someone breaks them down. And the next day? What if someone’s life is on the line?”

“If you’re worried, why not let my brother and I handle it?”

“Like you said–we’ll be completely fair.”

The matriarch was still fuming from Aurora’s “sacrifice,” her thoughts clouded.

Scarlett’s words didn’t fully register–she only caught the last sentence: fair handling.

She nodded out of habit.

“Yes, Grandma’s decisive when it comes to discipline. That’s true strength.”

She had a nagging feeling something wasn’t right–but she couldn’t quite place it.

She wasn’t about to ask Scarlett to repeat herself, though.

Aurora, on the other hand, looked like a ghost.

Putting Scarlett and Taylor in charge of this matter?

That was no different from sentencing her to face the mercy–or wrath–of the main branch of the family.

“Grandma, about this…”

“Come on,” Scarlett cut her off cheerfully, “letting something this minor keep you up at night is such a waste!”

“But since you’re still awake, why not just give me those shares now? Otherwise the staff might start thinking I’m just all talk.”

She leaned in, hugging the matriarch’s arm again with a playful grin.

Not giving Aurora any chance to interrupt.

“Whether it’s a reward for coming home or for winning the competition, you must have already prepared

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it, right?”

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