Chapter 148 Don’t Go Out When It Rains

It was only then that Martha realized—they actually knew each other.

Oh, iof /icourse.

It didn’t take long for her to figure it out. Scarlett must’vee to Jandale hoping to cozy up to some wealthy folks. That woman she was with seemed somewhat ssy–just the kind of person Scarlett wouldtch onto.

A sh of disdain crossed Martha’s eyes.

So this was the extent of Scarlett’s abilities. No real future.

Forget it.

iThis /iwas for Reba’s sake.

She’d just make an exception this once..

“Scarlett.”

Her voice wasn’t loud, but it was the softest tone she could manage.

Sure enough, the moment the words left her mouth, the two women ahead stopped walking.

Martha immediately walked forward, gave Hudson a quick nce, and then turned to Scarlett.

“You came all the way to Jandale without even telling the family? And now you’re bothering someone else instead?”

Hudson’s fist clenched on the spot.

She was about to speak up, but Scarlett held her back.

Scarlett had been hurt too deeply by the idea of family.

She had only agreed to stay with the Lane family because of the uing birthday banquet for the matriarch. After that, she nned to focus on thepetition, take care of the pending cases she’d epted, and then return to Trenwyn to prepare for graduation.

She didn’t want any drama caused by the Joyner family,

“Ms. Martha, I believe I’ve made it very/clear before. What I do has nothing to do with you.”

“And as for Reba, isn’t her situation still unresolved? If I were you, I’d be focusing on finding a reliablewyer, not gossiping in public.”

Martha’s face darkened with anger,

She had assumed that just showing up would be enough to make Scarlett fall in line.

She hadn’t expected Scarlett to get even more arrogant in front of someone else.

Clearly, trying to take the soft approach wasn’t going to work. If she wanted Scarlett bto /bwillingly be /bbback /band help Reba, she’d have to take another route.

Chapter 148 Don’t Go Out When It Rains

She clenched her teeth and looked at Hudson again, her voiceced with a bitter chuckle.

“Sorry you had to see that. You probably don’t know—this girl used to be my foster daughter. It’s a bshame /breally. Years of raising her, and not even a shred of gratitude.”

“Maybe it’s just her nature. She’s only gotten worse over the years. I just hope she doesn’t cause bany /bbtrouble /bnow that she’s out in the world.”

Her tone was sorrowful.

She sounded like a heartbroken mother.

But everything she said painted Scarlett as an ungrateful, immoral disgrace.

Hudson’s expression went cold.

She wasn’t just Sophia’s bodyguard–she was her friend too.

Back when Scarlett refused to acknowledge her birth family because of her gratitude toward the bJoyners/bb, /bHudson had actually assumed the Joyner family had treated her well.

She had even tried tofort Sophia, saying that as long as her daughter was alive and doing well, that bwas /ball that mattered.

But now, she was seeing it firsthand–how horribly the Joyner family had treated her.

To nder the Lane family heiress to her face?

She wanted so badly to throw a punch.

Martha saw Hudson’s shifting expression and assumed her words were working.

She smirked silently to herself.

Scarlett wanted to climb the socialdder? Then she’d cut off that pathpletely.

She was going to show Scarlett that without the Joyners, she was nothing–and she’de crawling back for mercy soon enough.

“You’re really good at using others while ying the victim.”

Scarlett’s expression stayed icy.

“Why don’t you tell us what you actually did for me all those years you supposedly raised me?”

She raised her phone and gave it a shake.

“Want me to read those receipts again?”

Panic flickered in Martha’s eyes.

She remembered those bills–how all the banquet guests had seen them during Scarlett’s bderation /bbof /bestrangement.

Her face flushed an ugly red.

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She had always been the kind of person who expected her word to be final. Being bchallenged /bblike /bbthis /bwas intolerable.

Her hand suddenly shot up, clearly aiming to p Scarlett.

But before she could even dift it all the way, her wrist was caught in an iron grip.

The sudden move stunned both Martha and Scarlett.

Hudson was insane–she didn’t even wait half and before taking action.

Scarlett was in awe.

Now she really wanted to learn martial arts.

She quickly recovered and looked coolly at Martha, who was struggling to break free but couldn’t bmove /bban /binch.

“You really think I’m still that unloved, spineless little doormat from the Joyner family?i” /i

“You really thought I’d still let you p me around?“.

Hudson grew even more furious and let go of Martha’s wrist with a sharp motion.

Because of the momentum, Martha stumbled back several steps.

If it hadn’t been for the nearby railing, she might’ve fallen t on the ground, aplete mess.

She looked up in disbelief, teeth clenched.

“I raised you for six years! I’m your mother! How could you let someoney a hand on me?”

“Aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning?b” /b

Scarlett couldn’t help butugh.

“Martha, you don’t get ito /idecide who I am.”

“But if lightning really works that way, then I suggest you stay inside when it rains.”

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