Chapter 598


    Chapter 595 Get Pregnant


    Tamara turned away slightly.


    More than being angry toward her daughter, she was heartbroken.


    Scarlett liked Justin, and her love for him bordered on obsession.


    To get what she wanted, she used every means at her disposal. It was what Tamara had taught her


    over the years.


    To Tamara, Scarlett had perhaps not done anything wrong, and thus, she could hardly me her


    daughter.


    “Mom, please, I beg you. Please save me. Regardless of whether I get a life or death sentence, my life


    is utterly ruined. I''m still young, and my life is only just beginning. Are you really willing to see me


    spending the rest of my life in prison or take a bullet to my head?”


    Tamara''s expression darkened.


    Of course, she was not willing to do that, or else she would not havee on this day.


    “Fine, then. After all, you''re my only daughter. Who else can I protect if not you? Looks like there''s only


    one way now. If you agree with it, it might save your life and give me a chance to help you as well.”


    Scarlett straightened her posture abruptly. Still kneeling on the ground, she grasped her mother''s arm,


    asking desperately, “W-What way, Mom?”


    Tamara gritted her teeth and uttered, “Get pregnant.”


    Rather shocked, Scarlett looked at her nkly and did not respond for a while.


    Get pregnant? What is she talking about? Are we not talking about freeing me from this situation? Why


    is she talking about getting me pregnant?


    sping Scarlett''s shoulders, Tamara snapped, “Listen to me, Lettie. With the evidence against you,


    even your father isn''t going to be able to save you. Don''t you even hold any hopes of destroying the


    evidence either, as Bailey has a backup copy with her. There is no way you can destroy it. The only


    thing you can do now is to be put on a suspended sentence, and the only way to do that is to get


    pregnant. Do you understand?”


    Scarlett was not a fool. Living in the Fletcher residence all year round, how could she not know what


    being put on a suspended sentence meant?


    However, it was one thing to understand what it meant, but to ept it was an entirely different matter.


    “Mom, you have to help me. You must help me to get pregnant with Justin''s child. I will only ept his,


    or else—”


    p! The crisp sound of a p rang out as Tamara gave Scarlett a tight p across the face and


    roared angrily, “Even now, you''re still thinking about that b*stard, Justin? Don''t you understand that


    you''re this close to losing your life? Do you even understand that?”


    Scarlett pursed her lips. Lifting her head, she looked straight at her mother with a determined gaze and


    spoke in a firm voice. “Unless it''s with Justin''s child, I refuse to get pregnant. Even if they sentence me


    to death right away, I still refuse to ept anything other than that.”


    “You—” Furious, Tamara raised her hand to p Scarlett again.


    However, when she saw her daughter''s tearful appearance, her hand froze in mid-air, and she could


    not bring herself to do it.


    Scarlett was, after all, her daughter. How could she bear to hit her?


    Sighing soundlessly, she lowered her hand slowly, saying in a hoarse voice, “All right, then. We''ll do it


    your way. I''ll discuss it with Mrs. Xuereb. If she agrees, I''ll relieve her family of their difficulties.”


    Wiping the tears from her face, Scarlett hugged Tamara tightly. “I knew you loved me and wouldn''t let


    me ruin my body by getting pregnant with just any man''s child. I will never act alone again, Mom. I


    promise I will listen to you, okay?”


    Tamara stroked the back of Scarlett''s head, saying softly, “Lettie, remember this. Many people are


    keeping their eyes on our family now, waiting for us to make a wrong move so that they can drag us


    down. Every move you make is being scrutinized. In a way, our family is your support, but at the same


    time, it also constrains you. This is as much as I can do to help you. You must watch out for yourself.”


    Scarlett merely listened in silence.


    In the CEO''s office of Saunders Group, the butler''s son, Salem, stood nervously in the middle of the


    room. He was looking at Victor, who was sitting on the couch, with an anxious expression.


    “M-Mr. Victor, something happened.”


    Hugging the blonde woman beside him, Victor respondedzily, “Something happened? What could


    possibly have happened? Don''t make a big deal out of nothing. If there''s nothing important, then get


    lost. Don''t disturb me.”


    Salem gritted his teeth. “The overseaspany that you invested in a few days ago has been seized


    by the authorities. They said it''s an illegal business, and the money that we have invested cannot beN?velDrama.Org owns all content.


    returned.”


    Bang!


    The dull sound rang out as Victor pushed the blonde woman away, causing her to fall to the ground.


    Leaping up from the couch, he red angrily at Salem as he asked in a trembling voice, “W-What did


    you just say? The overseas business has been seized? Then what about my money? What about the


    three billion that I invested? Is that all gone too?”


    Here he was, dreaming about his future fortune. ording to his calctions, he had reckoned he


    could make at least ten billion each year.


    What about my ten billion? No, forget about that first. What about the three billion capital that I''ve


    invested? That was thest of the funds I had after selling thest bit of shares I had left. If they''re all


    gone now, what will I do in the future?


    “Answer me! What about my money?”


    Salem''s legs buckled, and he fell to his knees, bursting into tears. “T-The boss has run off with the


    money. The police are now investigating the case, but the boss has taken the money away through the


    biggest international moneyundering organization in the world. The police said that there is a ny


    percent chance that they will be unable to recover the money and that you should prepare yourself for


    the worst.”


    Staggering backward, Victor finally fell back onto the couch.


    “It''s gone. It''s all gone now. This time, it''s all over, and I no longer have any shares left. What am I


    going to do? How will I survive?”


    After some thought, Salem steeled himself and suggested, “H-How about dering Saunders Group


    bankrupt? You will still get some money if you sell thepany.”


    Victor''s mind was swimming with thoughts of how he was going to survive without any money. The


    moment he heard Salem''s idea, he immediately agreed, “Yes! I can sell thepany. Quickly contact


    the potential buyers. I don''t want anything else right now other than money. All I want now is money!”


    “Okay, I''ll start contacting people immediately. I''lle back to youter with the news.”


    With that, Salem left the office.


    At the Saunders residence, Victoria was answering a phone call. After listening to something the caller


    said, she jerked up from the couch.


    “W-What? What do you mean? My brother is selling Saunders Group?”


    “Yes, Ms. Victoria. Mr. Victor has squandered all his funds and shares. He has no money left now and


    is nning to sell thepany.”


    Victoria''s fingers trembled, and the phone slipped out of her hand, crashing onto the ground.


    Just then, Lionel, who happened to be descending the stairs, saw the pale-faced Victoria trembling


    violently all over. Shocked by the sight, he rushed forward to hold her at once.


    “What''s wrong? What happened?” he asked as Victoria buried her face in his chest, crying


    uncontrobly.


    “Lionel, have I made a mistake? I shouldn''t have handed thepany to him in the first ce. In just a


    month, he has wasted the business that our past generations worked so hard to establish. That b*stard


    is actually thinking of selling thepany now!”