From Ashes to Queen: Now I Call the Shots novel Chapter 211

Chapter 211 Jack’s Jealousy Is Showing

This partnership wasn’t just a continuation of the friendship with the Fletcher family; it was also a response to official policy.

The tide had turned.

If the Kramer family backed out now, it would signal a possible reshuffling of power in Jandale.

Samuel frowned as he looked at the girl in front of him. She was young, but her eyes had that steady, worn look–like someone who’d been through hell and made it back.

She had a gentle presence, but there was an edge to it–like velvet wrapped around a blade.

She looked like the kind of girl who always landed on her feet–no matter how bad things got.

“Little girl, aren’t you afraid I’ll hand you over to the Fletcher family right now and doom you for life?”

Scarlett leaned back in the chair with ease. The chair was stiff and uncomfortable.

It only made her face seem even colder under the harsh lighting; the defiance in her eyes radiated without restraint.

“If you really wanted to do that, Mr. Samuel, you wouldn’t have come here to see me in person.”

Samuel gave her another once–over.

Young, yet calm and composed; decisive and seasoned beyond her years–she really was a rare talent.

If only his grandson had half of what this girl had…

Then he could die in peace.

“Mr. Samuel.”

Scarlett spotted a familiar figure outside the glass door.

She stood up immediately.

“You can have your so–called brotherhood, or you can have your grandson. I’m sure you know which one to choose.”

With that, she turned and walked out. If Samuel were going to make a move, it would already be on the news by morning..

No need to waste energy.

The glass door opened.

Jack came running over, with Jasper following behind at a steady, unhurried pace.

“Pixel, what are you doing in this dump? I got so many speeding tickets getting here.”

He sounded pitiful.

But his face was all smiles, unlike someone else…

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Chapter 211 Jack’s Jealousy Is Showing

Though Jasper said nothing, his face was dark, his presence chilled the room.

The moment he walked in, the whole place turned icy, he could feel the chill in his bones:

“Mr. Fletcher, you’re here too. Thank you.”

She clasped her hands in gratitude.

Jasper’s eyes drifted from the pallor on her face to the smudges on her clothes.

“Did someone bully you?”

Scarlett suddenly realized she had

tied her clothes when she’d fought earlier.

She looked a bit sheepish.

“If I’d fought more gracefully, it wouldn’t have happened.”

Jack was stunned.

Jasper went quiet.

“Wait, Pixel, I heard someone tried to set you up, ruin your reputation and even get you caught up in…” Jack’s big, clever eyes widened.

He had arrived burning with righteous fury, ready to give someone a piece of his mind–but surprise quickly took over.

The Pixel he knew had always swallowed her pain without a word.

Was she running some kind of counterattack system now? He half–wanted to check if this girl had been possessed.

But he quickly reasoned with himself.

If Pixel really were that submissive, she wouldn’t have cut ties the moment she found out the truth; she wouldn’t have ignored everything about the Joyner family so decisively.

Back when she had no one behind her, she still stood her ground against the Joyners.

Now that she had the Lane family’s support, she didn’t need to care about anything anymore.

He burst out laughing with joy.

“Be honest with me, did you flip the script today and turn their trap against them?”

Scarlett stared at him in amazement.

“Mr. Jack, how can someone be this smart?”

Jack put on his proud face. “It’s nothing, really.”

The two of them chatted animatedly.

But around Jasper, the air was still like a freezer.

Standing next to him felt like wearing short sleeves on top of a snow–capped mountain.

Chapter 211 Jack’s Jealousy Is Showing

Any longer and you might turn into a popsicle.

“You, come here.”

He looked at Scarlett.

His voice was soft.

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