From Ashes to Queen: Now I Call the Shots novel Chapter 232

From Ashes to Queen: Now I Call the Shots

Chapter 232 The Price of Blood

If needed, she’d put herself on the line for a friend.

So she asked sincerely, “Mr. Jack, were you whipped too? Lie down, I’ll examine you.”

“Pixel, I feel like you’re low–key roasting me, but I’ve got no proof.”

Scarlett burst out laughing.

The gloomy tension in the room finally cracked and dissolved.

Jasper, watching her bright smile, felt his lips curve ever so slightly.

With that situation settled, Scarlett turned her attention to preparing for the Houston family’s banquet

Sophia had already prepared dozens of gowns for her, insisting she make a selection soon.

She had just stepped out of the villa when her phone rang–it was Sophia.

“Mom, I’m heading back now.”

But Sophia didn’t sound like her usual energetic self. Her tone was low, tinged with unease.

“Don’t come home yet. I’m sending you a location.”

Scarlett was stunned.

Her mom was being… strangely secretive.

But she had two bodyguards with her and a pouch of medicine on hand–nothing to worry about.

So she didn’t ask questions and immediately had the guards drive her to the address Sophia sent.

What she didn’t notice was the black car that brushed past them, nor the venomous pair of eyes inside that followed her every move with hatred.

Once in the car, she felt restless, running through every worst–case scenario in her mind.

She didn’t expect her mom to simply invite her out for tea.

The only surprise was the woman sitting beside her–Wendy.

“Miss Scully.”

Wendy hadn’t attended the Lane family’s matriarch’s birthday banquet, so she wasn’t sure whether Scarlett still acknowledged the “Lane” surname.

Hence, the cautious formality.

Scarlett was surprised.

Last time they met, Wendy had been bold and commanding, radiating strength from a distance.

But now?

Chapter 232 The Price of Blood

She looked so much older.

And that wasn’t all–her entire presence had dimmed.

If Scarlett hadn’t already known her, she wouldn’t have believed this was the same powerful wornari everyone once spoke of.

Once they were seated, Sophia gently took her hand.

“Sorry, sweetheart. This came up suddenly, so I didn’t give you a heads–up before asking you here.

Scarlett didn’t mind–just found it odd.

“Ms. Wendy, you asked to see me?”

Wendy glanced at Sophia before nodding.

“There’s something you deserve to know.”

Her seriousness felt unfamiliar, making Scarlett instinctively grip the medicine pouch in her pocket.

Wendy sipped her strong tea.

Then slowly began her story, starting from her return from Trenwyn.

She had been born into privilege, and even when she married, she brought her own wealth and status to the table.

Life had always gone smoothly, and her character didn’t tolerate injustice.

When she found out the truth about Dora’s illness in Trenwyn, she couldn’t let it

After returning to Jandale, she started investigating.

At first, she thought her husband was having an affair with the female chef.

But a deeper look revealed the chef had been framed.

1. go.

Honeysuckle and wolf’s bane looked very similar, and her husband always crushed the herbs before handing them to the chef–there was no way she could’ve known,

Wendy thought it was just a false alarm.

But then the real truth surfaced.

Her husband was cheating–just not with one woman.

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