Chapter 6

Scarlett POV

"Chloe!"

Liam caught her just in time.

"Lucas, I think Chloe was poisoned too!"

Lucas froze on his way to me.

His expression turned dark, and he lunged toward me.

I had just pulled out my epinephrine injector, ready to stab my thigh.

Suddenly, a violent force gripped my wrist, wrenching the injector from my hand.

I looked up in utter disbelief, meeting Lucas's icy glare.

"You poisoned Chloe! Give her the medicine first!"

He turned and ran toward Chloe, feeding her the medicine without a second thought.

Sensing my gaze, Liam said coldly, "You have a stronger build, you can hold on for a bit. Chloe is fragile, she needs it more."

After giving her the medicine, Lucas scooped Chloe up and rushed out of the restaurant.

Liam ran after them. "Lucas, I'll get the car!"

I collapsed to the floor, staring at their retreating figures.

Not once did they look back.

As my consciousness faded, I saw the waiter rushing over. "Ma'am! Ma'am! Are you okay?"

I was unconscious for an entire day. When I woke up, Lucas was sitting by my bed.

He held my hand, his voice filled with concern. "Scarlett, you're finally awake. Do you feel sick anywhere?"

I pulled my hand away and closed my eyes.

Lucas didn't get angry. He brushed a strand of hair from my forehead. "Scarlett, I know you're mad at me. But Chloe's father is Alexander's top Beta. We couldn't let anything happen to her right in front of us."

"I had no choice. We're going to be family soon, we need to understand each other."

"Scarlett, you know you're the one I love, right?"

Liam appeared at the doorway. "Yeah, Lucas had no choice. We have to look at the bigger picture."

"As family, you just have to make some sacrifices."

My hands clenched under the blanket. Looking at the two men, I let out a mental scoff.

To keep up the lie, they really spared no effort.

I didn't want to argue. I closed my eyes again. "I want to rest."

Only when their footsteps faded did I open my eyes, pull out my phone, and make a call. "Hi, is this the TikTok livestream agency? I'd like to book a team for an event..."

After hanging up, I instinctively reached for the pendant around my neck.

It was gone!

Ruth's ashes and hair were inside that pendant!

Panic seized me. I scrambled out of bed, searching every corner of the room.

Just as I was about to go ask the nurses, my phone buzzed.

Chloe sent me a photo. It was my pendant!

"If you want your necklace back, come to my room right now. Otherwise, I'll flush the contents down the toilet."

Pure rage blinded me. I bolted out of my room and ran toward Chloe's VIP suite.

Inside, Chloe was standing by the window. The necklace was dangling from her finger, swinging over the ledge, ten stories up.

"Chloe, give it back!"

Chloe smirked. "Did you see my Instagram story? Wow, I thought you were so proud. But to stay with Lucas, you are willing to swallow anything."

I stared at the swinging necklace, my nails drawing blood from my palms. "Give it back to me."

Chloe dangled it further out. "If you want it, kneel down and apologize to me. Admit you are a cheap, pathetic bitch."

"Never!"