Chapter 399 Pharmacy Confrontation\u00a0<\/p>\n
After leaving Claire\u2019s apartment, Scarlett hurried to the pharmacy at the entrance of her complex.\u00a0<\/p>\n
56\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
She bought the morning\u2013after pill, paid quickly, and pushed through the doorway curtain to leave\u2013only to find Vincent standing right in front of her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was so close she nearly walked into him. Startled, she instinctively stepped back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett was in a rush. She shot him a brief glance and moved to step around him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Vincent shifted smoothly, blocking her path. His voice was low. \u201cCome home with me. Grandfather is waiting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
If this were the old Scarlett, she might have conceded, at least a little. But not anymore. Her own needs came first now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked up at him, her eyes cold. \u201cRavenshade Villa isn\u2019t my home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His voice dropped further, a quiet warning. \u201cI don\u2019t want to force you. But don\u2019t test my patience.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His tone didn\u2019t frighten her. \u201cMove,\u201d she said sharply, and tried to brush past him toward Claire\u2019s building.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before she could take two steps, Vincent\u2019s hand shot out and closed around her arm. His grip was firm, pulling her back easily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she stumbled backward, the small pharmacy box fell from her hand and clattered to the\u00a0<\/p>\n
pavement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent\u2019s eyes followed it. He glanced at Scarlett, then bent to pick it up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She reached for it, but with her injured hand, she was no match for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent picked up the box. Reading the label, his expression shifted instantly to understanding -and then to something icy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He held the box tightly, his gaze turning hard. \u201cYou\u2019re taking this?\u201d he asked, his voice rough.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett could see the misunderstanding in his eyes. She didn\u2019t feel like explaining. \u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His eyes narrowed. \u201cFor whom?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She met his stare, her tone deliberately provocative. \u201cWhat\u2019s it to you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 399 Pharmacy Confrontation\u00a0<\/p>\n
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A 5\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent didn\u2019t blink. He took a step forward; she took one back, until her shoulders met the brick wall behind her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stopped then, looming over her, his shadow swallowing her whole. \u201cIs it Damian?\u201d he asked, voice low and strained. \u201cNolan? Or is there someone new already?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Contempt and mockery were plain on his face, his words meant to cut.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett\u2019s temper flared. \u201cVincent, that\u2019s enough. Stop imagining things.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t back off. Instead, he leaned in closer, pinning her fully against the wall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leaning down, he cloaked her in an overwhelming sense of pressure in an instant. Fury radiated off him, and his voice was sharp with irritation. \u201cAnswer me\u2013who was this medicine for?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett shrank into the corner, unable to look up, too drained to struggle. She trembled, feeling trapped and helpless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, from down the street, came the sound of rapid, heavy footsteps approaching.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett recognized that stride\u2014it was Damian.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her heart jumped. She knew, with sudden certainty, that help had arrived.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damian came up the steps from the sidewalk. Without breaking stride, he reached Vincent\u2019s side, took Scarlett\u2019s arm, and pulled her firmly out from Vincent\u2019s shadow, placing himself squarely between them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He faced Vincent, eyes locked, a look of sheer defiance in his gaze. \u201cAnswer what?\u201d he challenged.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent knew Damian was provoking him, but he didn\u2019t rise to anger. Instead, a cold smile touched his lips. \u201cQuite the white knight, Mr. Langley. We\u2019re not even divorced yet, and you\u2019re already lining up to be next?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damian didn\u2019t deny it. He grinned, unabashed. \u201cYeah. And I\u2019ve been waiting a long time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Unlike others, Damian had never cared about his reputation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vincent\u2019s smile froze, then twisted into a sneer. \u201cWhat if I never grant the divorce?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before Damian could respond, Scarlett stirred behind him, ready to speak. Damian gently pushed her back, keeping her shielded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He turned his attention back to Vincent, his tone casual, almost conversational. \u201cThen I\u2019ll be the\u00a0<\/p>\n
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