Gossip Girl Reborn by Darlene Nunez

Chapter 163 It Was My Misjudgment Of Character

Perhaps it was the first tScarlett had spoken such harsh words, leaving her mother completely stunned. After

all, in her mind, her daughter would never be capable of abandoning her.

"What's all the fuss about? Once your cousin has made smoney, he'll naturally pay you back," Bartholomeo

stated, still wearing a stern expression.

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For the first time. Scarlett openly mocked, "That loser? Are you still dreaming? | bet all the money's been

squandered by now."

It was as if a veil had been lifted, and in an instant, Sienna and Bartholomeo's faces were flushed with

embarrassment and anger. "What's the big deal about losing money? You can always earn it back. Why make

such a fuss?" Bartholomeo said angrily.

"That's my money. How dare you even utter such words!" Scarlett seemed to have transformed all of a sudden,

no longer showing any mercy. "lI won't waste my breath arguing with you. Leave now, and if by Tomorrow | don't

see my money returned, be prepared for a court summons."

Faced with such a resolute Scarlett, both Bartholomeo and Sienna becfrantic.

Sienna said, "That's not possible, Lettie. Letbe honest with you we really don't have any money. Your cousin

has invested all of it. We can't get it back, even if you were to kill him for it. Can we stop arguing about this? |

promise we'll pay you back in the future. Just give him another year, no, three years."

Suddenly, there was a stir at the hospital room door. Javier, cradling an arm, entered the room with a pale face.

His pupils quivered as he looked at Scarlett and her family with trembling lips.

Upon seeing Javier's expression, Isabella couldn't help but laugh gleefully inside.

Oh, look at you, all anxious! You've discovered that all of Scarlett's money has been transferred out. Even if you

disguis yourself as a blackmailer and threaten her with the photos you once secretly photographed, you can't

squeeze out a single penny. Isn't it quite despairing to know this truth now? All your efforts for nothing but time

wasted.

Upon seeing Javier's dumbfounded demeanor, Christopher couldn't help but silently chuckle.

Seeing Javier open his mouth yet unable to find the right words only served to amuse Isabella and Christopher

even more.

Ironically, he doesn't dare to confront her at the moment. His face is so tense looks like his veins ar about to

burst.

"What... What have you done to Scarlett?" Javier's voice sounded strangled as he interrogated Sienna and

Bartholomco.

Others merely perceived Javier's questioning as an act of love, but for a moment, Sienna and Bartholomeo found

themselves unable to face it.

However, Scarlett remained calm and composed. "Javier, back when we were together, why did you secretly take

pictures of me? Were you the one who shared those photos?".

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Everyone immediately turned their attention to Javier. Despite many present being quite confused, they quickly

realized that Scarlett's attempt to take her life might not be as straightforward as it seemed.

"What photos? What do you mean they were secretly taken?" Freya immediately asked.

Javier hadn't anticipated that Scarlett would recklessly bring up this matter in public.

He was momentarily taken aback, but he gathered himself together and said, "Lettic, | honestly didn't know. |

was busy earlier, so my phone was off. It was only when | heard something had happened to you that | turned it

on and saw your messages. | wasn't avoiding you; | truly had no idea what was going on."

Previously. | mentioned his acting skills were top-notch. Now, he's outdone himself playing the role of a scoundrel

Christopher clenched his fists again as he watched Javier feign innocence.

Scarlett looked at him with a heavy gaze. "You didn't answer my question. Why did you do this!"

"Javier, what have you done?" Freya was frantic.

Danielle, however, managed to catch on, expressing in surprise, "Could you be referring to those explicit photos

circulated by those haters?"

A shudder ran through Scarlett as she looked up at Danielle and asked, "Danielle, the internet...?

Peering into Scarlett's eyes, Danielle quickly whipped out her phone to show her. "They're just sprovocative

photos. If they really are of you, it's not a big deal. We can totally handle it with sPR There's really no need

for you to..." Danielle had seen all sorts of issues with artists; this was simply a piece of cake for her.

Upon seeing the sphotos she had seen before, Scarlett was somewhat puzzled. Could it be that her attempt

to end herself had caused such a commotion that the blackmailer had ceased taking further actions?

"Letsee." Freya quickly grabbed the phone and looked at it. Her expression instantly darkened. Recalling

Scarlett's earlier words, her sharp gaze immediately turned to Javier. "Did you do this?"

Although what Freya meant to ask was whether Javier had taken those photos, the guilt-ridden Javier's legs. went

weak, nearly causing him to lose his balance.

Sienna and Bartholomeo sensed something was amiss and immediately rushed over to look at the phone too.

Upon seeing the situation, they couldn't help but gasp in shock.

Sienna hissed, "Scarlett, what on earth were you thinking? How could you do such a disgraceful thing!"

Everyone was surprised by Sienna's reaction.

Oh my goodness, are their heads empty or what? It was clearly explained just a moment ago; how could they

still blScarlett? Do sparents always tend to bltheir own child when something goes wrong?

Isabella couldn't help but say, "Mrs. Swanson, you really are biased, aren't you? You usually favor your own

family, and now you're even favoring the perpetrator.seems like anyone is more precious to you than your own

daughter.

For a moment, Sienna didn't react, but Bartholomeo, his face flushed and ears red, retorted, "What

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"Did | say something wrong? It's clear from this photo that someone took advantage of her while she was asleep,

so she's the victim here. Instead of protecting your own daughter, you not only fail to show her sympathy, but

you even scold her... Tsk, tsk, tsk." Sienna flushed before paling. "As her mother, am | not allowed to call her out

when she makes a mistake? It's her own fault for being careless."

Bartholomeo cast a glance at Javier, and although he was somewhat displeased with the younger man, he still

reprimanded Scarlett instead. "What a lack of self-love!"

"She's an adult with a boyfriend, and it's perfectly normal for them to be in a sexual relationship. But is it her

fault that she was secretly photographed without her consent?" Isabella bluntly questioned. Javier's expression

turned unpleasant.

Scarlett, however, said. "It's my fault for misjudging his character. Therefore, my issues have nothing to do with

you two. There's no need for you to keep meddling. Instead of wasting your there, you'd better hurry back

and prepare to returnmy money! Do you really think I'm joking this time? | will make it happen. I've already

experienced death once, so I'm not afraid of anything now!"

Astonished, Sienna and Bartholomeo stared at Scarlett. They had assumed that faced with such a situation,

Scarlett would turn to them for help, hoping they would stay by her side. They didn't expect such a reaction and

were immediately as quiet as mice. Scarlett couldn't be bothered with them. Instead, she directed her

disheveled and fierce gaze toward Javier

Javier steeled himself, trying to explain, "Lettie, | owe you an apology. | truly have no idea how those photos got

out. I just... when we were together, | liked you so much, and that's why | secretly took sphotos. This might

be related to the loss of my phone a while back. I really didn't do it on purpose. I..."

Upon hearing this, Scarlett felt a sense of resignation, as if her worst fears had been confirmed. She closed her

eyes. "You know, it's not just these photos. There are videos too. | was blackmailed. They first senta batch of

photos as a threat, then demanded sixty million. If | didn't pay, they threatened to release the videos, even sell

them on foreign websites. They wanted to ruin my reputation, making it impossible forto show my face in

public ever again!"

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