Chapter 99

"Scarlett, I truly don't get you. You initially turned him down, so why are you trying to win him back now?" Zoe questioned, her eyes dripping with sarcasm. Scarlett was stunned even further. She said, "You're wrong. I have no interest in these matters whatsoever. All I want is to strike when he's at his lowest." Zoe found her excuse utterly absurd. She smirked and said, "Ms. Payne, it's getting late. I should escort you back to your ward." Scarlett could clearly sense her mockery. She also didn't understand why she had said those words. She figured that she might have been missing something in her past. As memories flooded back, she realized she might be yearning for the person who had cared for her for three years. Now, that was all gone. Cedric lingered in the corridor, increasingly anxious about Scarlett's coldness toward him. He wondered what was happening. "Lettie, you're finally back. What took you so long?" he asked but fell silent when he saw Zoe. "Nothing. I just ran