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Chapter 179 Corporate Snub\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett was momentarily taken aback before she asked, \u201cWhere\u2019s your dad?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vanessa replied, \u201cMaria was bleeding. Dad and Sabrina took her to the hospital.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing this, Scarlett only responded indifferently, \u201cHmm.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, she was about to hang up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But then Vanessa suddenly asked, \u201cMom, do you really hate Sabrina?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett didn\u2019t know why her daughter would ask this, but she didn\u2019t see any reason to hide the truth. \u201cYes,\u201d she said simply.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vanessa sounded confused. \u201cBut Mom, why?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett didn\u2019t elaborate much, only saying, \u201cYou\u2019ll understand when you\u2019re older.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vanessa pressed further, \u201cWhat about Mr. Huntley? Why does he hate Sabrina? Did you tell him to?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett paused, then replied coolly, \u201cIf you think so, then that\u2019s it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even if she tried to explain, Vanessa probably wouldn\u2019t believe her\u00a0<\/p>\n
anyway.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vanessa grew upset, huffing, \u201cMom, you\u2019re so mean! Is it just because Sabrina can play the piano, she\u2019s pretty, has a good figure, and is studying medicine, that you hate her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A sharp, dense pain spread through Scarlett\u2019s chest. She asked, almost amused, \u201cSo, is that why you like her so much too? For those reasons?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vanessa retorted angrily, \u201cNo! It\u2019s because Sabrina is gentler than you, better than you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But by now, Scarlett felt numb to it all. She simply said flatly, \u201cAs long as you like her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, she ended the call.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After hanging up, Scarlett sat blankly on the edge of the bed for a while.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vanessa\u2019s words no longer stirred any emotion in her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since she already wanted Sabrina to be her mother, the reasons behind her preference hardly mattered anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pulling herself together, Scarlett began tidying the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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After clearing away the petals and gifts, she washed up and went to bed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next morning, after getting ready, Scarlett left the Theron Manor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her goal was clear-to see Vincent face-to-face and discuss the divorce.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She went directly to his company.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Downstairs in the corporate building, Scarlett called Vincent. He didn\u2019t answer but sent a text instead. \u201cI\u2019m in an external meeting. We\u2019ll talk later.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett replied. \u201cThen I\u2019ll wait for you at your company.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent didn\u2019t respond further. Scarlett sat down in the first-floor lobby and waited quietly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After about half an hour, the receptionist suddenly perked up, standing with a beaming smile. \u201cMs. Monroe! You\u2019re here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her face was full of flattery, eyes curved into crescents.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing this, Scarlett looked over and saw Sabrina entering.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere\u2019s Vincent?\u201d Sabrina asked as she approached the front desk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The receptionist replied eagerly, \u201cMr. Stewart is at an external meeting. But he instructed us long ago that whenever you come, if he\u2019s not here, you can wait in his office. Let me take you up right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sabrina smiled gently. \u201cThank you for the trouble.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The receptionist quickly waved it off. \u201cNo need for formalities with us, Ms. Monroe. Just let us know what you need.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sabrina nodded with an \u201cHmm\u201d and said nothing more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The receptionist then escorted her to the CEO\u2019s private elevator.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett watched everything unfold, an inexplicable bitterness settling in her heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In all her years of marriage to Vincent, she had hardly ever visited his company.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yet Sabrina was already treated like the lady of the house here.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was the legal wife, yet none of Vincent\u2019s friends or subordinates acknowledged her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Finsterd\u00a0<\/p>\n
Instead, everyone showed respect and deference to Sabrina,\u00a0<\/p>\n
It spoke volumes about how much Vincent truly valued her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Only because he cared would his inner circle extend such courtesy to Sabrina.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After waiting another half hour or so, the sound of a car horn finally echoed from outside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent walked in, surrounded by a group of associates. Spotting him return, Scarlett quickly stood up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abbott, walking beside Vincent, noticed Scarlett first and quietly alerted him, \u201cMr. Stewart, it\u2019s Mrs. Stewart.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing this, Vincent glanced toward where Scarlett stood. His brow furrowed\u2019slightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He hadn\u2019t seen the message where Scarlett said she\u2019d wait at his company, so her presence came as a surprise.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he approached, he stopped, a hint of displeasure in his tone. \u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett caught a subtle undercurrent of meaning in his voice-hinting she was someone who shouldn\u2019t be here, someone whose presence might embarrass him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even so, Scarlett no longer cared. She simply said, \u201cThere\u2019s something we need to discuss privately.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With so many people around, she avoided explicitly mentioning the divorce.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent wasn\u2019t sure what she wanted to say, but he was indeed busy. \u201cI have a meeting upstairs. Wait for me for a bit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett frowned, \u201cHow long?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent thought for a moment before answering, \u201cHalf an hour.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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