Chapter 91
“What kind of attitude do you expect from me? If you’re used to being spoiled, don’t come running to me when you can’t handle it,” Scarlett replied.
Jonah took a deep breath, forcing down the seething anger bubbling inside him. “What’s happened to you? Where have you been these past few days?”
“Does it have anything to do with you?”
“Scarlett, no matter what, you’re still one of the Quinns!”
Scarlett sneered. “I might have forgotten about that if you hadn’t mentioned it. Am I still your sister, the rich daughter of the Quinn family? Or am I just the little maid who got fired?”
“Are you blaming me for not acknowledging your identity? You know as well as I do that admitting it right now would harm Lily. Why do you insist on causing trouble for her?
“Do you have any idea how much she’s sacrificed for you? Can’t you just bear with it for her? Once we’ve paved the way for her, then we’ll acknowledge your identity. Isn’t that better?”
Scarlett nodded with a sarcastic smile. “So it’s not my bad habits that are the issue. It’s Lily, huh?
“Fine, then keep going. Don’t let me stop you from paving the way for her. Do it right; do it openly. At least this way, she won’t have wasted her time playing the role of your adopted sister.”
Jonah felt a pang, her words leaving him rattled.
He quickly added, “Your bad habits are part of the reason, too. Anyway, if you want to return to the Quinn family and have us acknowledge your identity, you’ll have to follow our arrangements.
“Stop causing chaos. Do you have any idea how many people you’ve offended recently?”
He raised his hand as if to signal he was giving up on this conversation.
“Forget it. I won’t talk to you about this anymore. I’m asking you, what have you been up to these past few days?”
Scarlett found it laughable. He didn’t want to talk about these things, as if she were the difficult one to communicate with. No, he was just afraid someone might overhear and find out the Quinn family’s secrets, right?
“I’ve already said it’s none of your business.”
With that, Scarlett turned and walked downstairs.
Jonah took a deep breath and chased after her. “Scarlett, I’m warning you. Don’t go messing around outside.
“If you do, the Quinn family will never acknowledge your identity! You’ll only bring shame to the family’s name!”
Scarlett paused, then turned sharply. “Remember what you said. You’d better never acknowledge my identity because I’ve already severed ties with the Quinn family. From now on, don’t ever come bothering me again.”
She then turned and walked away.
Jonah stood frozen, unable to recover for some time. He couldn’t figure out where Scarlett, this girl from the countryside with no background and nothing but the Quinn family behind her, got the nerve to stand up to him every time.
Was it because of her martial arts skills? Did she think no one could push her around? She was being utterly naive. Some things couldn’t be solved with brute strength alone.
jonah slammed his fist into the stair railing, his gaze dark and filled with venom.
Percy stood at the corner upstairs, leaning against the wall, stunned. He had finished his paper early, and he saw Jonah chasing Scarlett down the stairs as he came out. He hid behind the wall, listening to their conversation, and his world nearly shattered.
Scarlett wasn’t the Quinn family’s maid but the real daughter of the family. It was no wonder he always felt that Scarlett had an aura about her that people from ordinary families couldn’t have.
He suddenly thought that jonah must be out of his mind for choosing an adopted sister over his real sister. But that wasn’t the point.
The point was that Scarlett was stunning, talented, confident, gracious, and smart. And then there was Lily, average–looking, average in talent, fake, foolish, and hypocritical.
The Quinn family had not only failed to acknowledge Scarlett’s true identity but had even made her out to be a mere maid. Scarlett must have done something really bad in her past life to end up with such a bizarre family this time around.