Chapter 41
The Fake Heiress Turns Out to Be a True Tycoon!
Chapter 41: Chapter 41 He and Timothy Garrison are truly father and son Chapter 41 -41 He and Timothy Garrison are truly father and son âI refuse.â
In the side room of the Jennings Family house, Scarlett Jennings looked at Josiah Garrison and refused without hesitation.
Josiah appeared visibly taken aback and even thought he had misheard.
âWhat, what did you say?â
âI said, I- re- fuse.â Seeing his puzzled expression, Scarlett patiently repeated it one word at a time.
Josiahâs face didnât look pleasantly surprised.
Including last time, this was the second time Scarlett didnât do as he said.
âScarlett, donât throw a tantrum. I know youâre still angry about Mom making you leave the Garrison Family that day, but everyone is family. Moreover, if it werenât for Mom and Dad, you wouldnât be back with the Jennings Family now.â
Scarlett glanced at him. âSo, according to you, I should be grateful to you all?â
Josiah was just about to speak when Scarlett interrupted him again, âBesides, I am no longer part of your family; I now bear the Jennings name.â
âEven if youâve acknowledged your biological parents, weâre still family!â Josiah frowned. âOr are you genuinely like they say, now that youâve become the Jennings Familyâs young lady, you donât want to recognize us anymore?â
Scarlett just looked at him, then asked monotonously, âAnd what if I say yes?â
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When Lucas Jennings came downstairs to get freshly squeezed juice, he saw Adam Jennings leaning against the second-floor railing, watching something with an amused expression. As he approached, he happened to overhear Scarlettâs statement.
The Jennings Family villa had two living rooms, one at the front and one at the back. The front one was generally for family gatherings or entertaining guests and was more formal. The back one was smaller and directly faced the second-floor banister, meaning from the second floor, one could clearly see what was happening in the side room.
Lucas nearly forgot the juice instantly and leaned over to listen.
The two heads huddled together, eavesdropping on the gossip downstairs.
freewebnÏvel.cѳm Downstairs, Scarlett maintained her somewhat indifferent stance and simply said, âThe day I left the Garrison Family, I said we are no longer related.
Even if I werenât the Jenningsâ young lady, I wouldnât want to recognize you all.â
Josiah, affected by Scarlettâs words, had a momentary lapse with an ugly expression, but he quickly composed himself, speaking in a subdued voice.
âScarlett, Iâve already heard about what happened at the banquet. Whatever Mom and Dadâs reasons, they did raise you. Youâre so eager to clear ties with the Garrison Family in front of everyone. Donât you know how much it hurt them? Mom and Dad have never quarreled before, and because of you, they argued fiercely. They fell ill that very day.â
Josiah initially delivered a stern lecture and then softened his tone. âDespite everything, they didnât blame you. They even let me bring Grandmaâs bracelet to you. Scarlett, Mom and Dad have been really good to you. Donât always be so ungrateful.â
Scarlettâs temples throbbed slightly.
She always thought Josiah was the only normal one in the Garrison Family. After all, since she was young, he never intentionally suppressed her like Isolde Garrison or made her take the blame. Instead, he would care about her studies, give her birthday gifts, and sometimes comfort her when Emma White reprimanded her.
Because of this, she tried to treat Josiah as a real brother, doing various things for him, trying to get some warmth from him.
But later, she found out.
Josiah wasnât as she thought he was.
He cared about her studies only because he didnât want her to tarnish the Garrison Familyâs reputation. The birthday gifts he gave her were from his admirers that he didnât want, and he comforted her just to prevent her from making a scene.
Josiah just knew better how to disguise his hypocrisy and selfishness compared to the Garrison Family.
In this regard, he and Timothy Garrison truly were father and son.
âThat bracelet was originally left to me by Grandma; you want my help, yet I only asked Isolde to return the things she took from me by hand. Iâve been really good to you all, so why are you so ungrateful?â
Scarlett bluntly retorted Josiahâs words back to him, and Lucas upstairs almost burst out laughing but managed to stifle it with his hand over his mouth.
Down below, the two appeared unaware of this.
Josiah furrowed his brows directly. âIsolde got hurt! Seriously hurt!â
âWhat does that have to do with me?â
Hearing this, Josiah looked at her incredulously. âScarlett! Whatâs happened to you?! Isolde is your sister; she called you her sister for over ten years!â
Scarlett just looked at him, a bitter smile tugging at her lips, and her tone was laced with irony. âA sister who pushes me in front of a car to save herself is not a sister I need.â
She didnât tell anyone about the car accident that day.
Because she knew that even if she did, no one would believe her.
The car accident Emma White deemed Isoldeâs eighteen-year-old disaster was directed at her from the start, but Isoldeâs first instinct was to push her out when she saw the car coming.
Only Emma White and Isolde never expected that she would survive that accident.
And as Scarlett had anticipated, Josiahâs first reaction upon hearing this was disbelief.
âWhat nonsense are you talking?! Isolde could never do such a thing!â
âScarlett, I understand youâre unsettled by the accident, but you canât wrongly blame someone else.â
âYou say Isolde pushed you into the carâs path; why didnât you say anything then?â
âEven if, against all odds, Isolde really did that, it was because she was too scared, an unconscious act. As an older sister, whatâs wrong with taking the hit for Isolde? Why do you always have to be so petty?â
Josiah reprimanded, his tone full of reproach and disappointment in Scarlett, to a speechless Lucas upstairs.
When he heard the accusation of Scarlett being âpetty,â the young man completely lost his composure.
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âWell, crap, look at my hot temper!â
Cursing as he rolled up his sleeves, he rushed downstairs so quickly that Adam couldnât stop him in time.
It was at this moment that Josiah seemed to suddenly realize the presence of someone upstairs, his expression changing slightly.
In contrast, Scarlett remained calm, clearly already aware.
By then, Lucas had already reached the bottom of the stairs, wearing loose slippers, and barged into the side room, pointing at Josiah as he began to shout.
âWhatâs wrong with your entire family? The women are heartless, the men hypocritical! Your sister pushed her out in front of a car, and when she mentions it, sheâs being petty. Why donât you try getting hit by a car yourself?
Oh, judging by that arm in a sling, it seems youâve already been hit, right? When you got into an accident and went to the hospital, why didnât you have the doctor check your head? You mustâve hit your head pretty badly, huh?â