Awakened Housewife: Ignore Betrayer\u2019s Begs\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 404 Blackmail\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cClaire? Are you going to answer me or not?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
:\u00a0<\/p>\n
55\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cClaire, don\u2019t act all innocent now. There\u2019s nothing of yours I haven\u2019t seen or touched. Why play the victim?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho do you think would want\u00a0<\/p>\n
think would want you after me, anyway?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cClaire, are you ignoring me? Can\u2019t you say something?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cListen, you\u2019d better not even think about going to the police. If you do, I\u2019ll send the videos of us in bed to your parents, your sister\u2013everyone you know. Let\u2019s see how your sweet, innocent daytime persona holds up when they all hear how you sound at night.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The last message had a short video file attached below it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was no question what it contained.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claire didn\u2019t have the courage to open it. The hands holding her phone began to shake violently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett noticed immediately and moved closer, wrapping a supportive arm around her shoulders. \u201cClaire, what is it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claire slowly stood, leaning heavily on Scarlett. Her voice was a raw whisper. \u201cScarlett\u2026 I can\u2019t report it. I won\u2019t go to the police.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
If those videos ever got out, Claire knew she would never be able to face anyone again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once on her feet, she began shuffling toward her bedroom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Felix sensed the drastic shift and spoke up quickly, \u201cMs. Wright, are you really going to let the person who assaulted you walk away?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing this, Claire flinched as if struck. \u201cNo one assaulted me!\u201d she cried out, her voice cracking. \u201cNo one did!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the outburst, she continued her slow retreat to her room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Wright,\u201d Felix pressed, his tone urgent but calm, \u201cif he\u2019s threatening you, that only adds to the severity of his crimes. It\u2019s coercion.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claire shook her head, tears now streaming silently down her cheeks. \u201cI\u2019m not reporting it. I\u2019m\u00a0<\/p>\n
not.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
21:03 Wed, Jan 14 \u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 404 Blackmail\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, she disappeared into her bedroom and shut the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
55\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett turned to Felix with an apologetic look. \u201cMr. Wilson, let me go talk to her. I\u2019m sorry you came all this way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Felix gave an understanding nod. \u201cOf course.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inside the bedroom, Scarlett found Claire slumped on the floor beside the bed, her body wracked with silent, heaving sobs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett knelt down and placed a gentle hand on her back. \u201cClaire, what did he say?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claire lifted her head, her eyes swollen and rimmed with a frightening red. \u201cHe\u2019s a monster, Scarlett,\u201d she whispered, the words thick with tears. \u201cHe took videos\u2026 of us\u2026 without me knowing. He\u2019s threatening to send them to my family if I go to the police.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett felt a cold wave of shock and disgust. For a moment, she was speechless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After collecting herself, she asked softly, \u201cClaire, are you sure you can just let this go? Let him win?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claire threw her arms around Scarlett, burying her face in her shoulder. \u201cI need to think,\u201d she choked out between sobs. \u201cPlease, just give me a little time to think.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett didn\u2019t push. She simply held her friend, offering the quiet solidarity of her\u00a0<\/p>\n
But in her heart, Scarlett feared she knew how this would end.\u00a0<\/p>\n
presence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claire\u2019s parents were deeply concerned with social standing and appearance. If those videos were leaked, they would likely blame Claire for the scandal, not support her through it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For years, Claire had worked tirelessly building her online brand, creating content to prove to her parents that she was successful and independent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But in their eyes, being a social media influencer wasn\u2019t a \u201creal\u201d career. No matter how much money she made or how many gifts she bought them, they never saw her work as legitimate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her relationship with them was already fragile. If Elias released those videos, it would shatter what little ground she had left.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett understood why Claire was hesitating.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claire cried until she was utterly spent, finally falling into a fitful sleep with her head on Scarlett\u2019s shoulder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett sat motionless for a long time. When Claire\u2019s breathing finally deepened into sleep, she carefully shifted her friend\u2019s head onto a pillow and stood up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
21:03 Wed, Jan 14 \u00b7\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 404 Blackmail\u00a0<\/p>\n
:.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A\u00a0<\/p>\n
55\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
Making sure not to wake her, Scarlett slipped out of the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the living room, Zachary, Damian, and Felix all looked at her with expectant, worried faces.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett\u2019s throat was dry. She poured herself a glass of water from the pitcher on the counter and drank it before addressing Zachary. \u201cWe need to give her a little more time. She needs to process this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary\u2019s concern was etched deeply on his face. \u201cHow is she, really?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett just shook her head, unable to find the right words.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That simple gesture was answer enough\u2013Claire was not okay.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary looked pained, helpless in the face of a situation where comfort seemed impossible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damian had been watching Scarlett intently. Seeing the profound exhaustion in her posture, he felt a sharp pang of sympathy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a moment\u2019s hesitation, he walked over to her. \u201cCome with me,\u201d he said quietly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett looked up, confused. \u201cWhere?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTo the hospital,\u201d Damian said. \u201cCome with me to see my mother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett flustered, her brow furrowing. \u201cI can\u2019t. I need to be here for Claire.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing her immediate refusal, Damian gently took her hand. \u201cZachary and Felix are both here. Claire will be safe. You look like you\u2019re about to collapse yourself.\u201d His voice was soft but insistent. \u201cJust for a little while.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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