The Fake Heiress Turns out to Be a True Tycoon!
Chapter 142: This Chicken Must Be Killed Today

Chapter 142: Chapter 142: This Chicken Must Be Killed Today

Lucas Jennings felt like he had learned something at this moment.

He needed to follow his brother’s example!

So he also chimed in with a compliment,

"No wonder you’re my sister, you have the guts to take responsibility!"

Other elders of the Jennings Family: ...

Recently, with less time at home, why did the younger generation seem to have changed so much?

Odessa cleared her throat, looking at Scarlett Jennings, but instead of immediately critiquing, she said,

"Scarlett, did Adam Jennings make you upset somehow? If he bullied you, you can tell me, your second aunt."

Though she wasn’t openly criticizing, her words both implicitly suggested that Scarlett was retaliating against her family over a trivial grievance.

As family under the same roof, it was easy for such words to make others wary of Scarlett.

Chase Jennings, who had remained silent on the side, now wore a grim expression and directly questioned,

"Scarlett Jennings! No matter what, Adam is your cousin! Do you still consider us family when you strike against your cousin without provocation? Would you do the same to others if they upset you?"

Chase Jennings had to admit, he went straight to the heart of the matter.

Even if the third branch of the family didn’t hold malice for the niece who had returned midway, they couldn’t help but feel wary of her at this moment.

Scarlett Jennings had already considered these things when she acted against Adam.

As the saying goes, blameless with a treasure, once you cross certain boundaries, even if you do nothing, others will be afraid of you.

But Scarlett was indeed a bit fed up.

She had tolerated Isolde Garrison for eighteen years, but now that the karmic ties with the Garrison Family were completely severed, Scarlett didn’t want to hold back anymore.

This chicken had to be slain to set an example.

"Rest assured, this prohibition won’t harm him, as long as he doesn’t intend to speak to me, he can speak normally with others."

"Is this about speaking or not?" Chase Jennings raised his voice, "The issue now is you laying hands on family members!"

Flora Xalvadora also urged, "Scarlett, your third aunt knows you wouldn’t hurt Adam, but this situation isn’t right. Maybe you should lift it."

Scarlett Jennings pursed her lips and looked at Old Sir Jiang and Luca Jennings.

Although neither Old Sir Jiang nor Luca Jennings expected this to be Scarlett’s doing, they didn’t immediately express an opinion either, evidently waiting for her explanation.

Scarlett looked at Chase Jennings, imitating the tone Adam used to speak to her,

"What tone are you using to speak to me?"

Her sudden harsh tone caught the family off guard. Before Chase could respond, Scarlett returned to her usual self and asked others,

"This tone, these words, since I came home I’ve heard them at least ten times. Tell me, does he talk to you all in this tone too?"

Her words left the Jennings Family bewildered.

They thought this was impossible. Although Adam wasn’t exactly good-tempered, he was generally courteous, even if indifferent towards the younger family members.

Now that Scarlett said this, the Jennings Family vaguely understood what she was getting at.

"Even if that’s the case, it doesn’t mean..." Odessa couldn’t help but start to argue, but Scarlett didn’t give her the chance.

"He talks like that only to me, why? Because he sees me as an outsider and treats me with superiority? Why should I put up with that?"

She specifically mentioned "them," not "him."

Everyone knew who the additional people were.

Scarlett rarely displayed such a strong attitude in front of the family. Even as Chase Jennings was about to hold her accountable for her attitude, he fell silent under Old Sir Jiang’s warning gaze.

Scarlett, however, wasn’t planning to let it go.

Still directed at Chase Jennings, her voice was cool and composed,

"You just said I shouldn’t lay hands on family, but Chase, did you think of me as family when you laid hands on me?"

This statement from Scarlett made both Donovan Jennings and Luca Jennings’ faces turn cold, their eyes sharply directed at Chase.

Chase shivered, abruptly stood up, and angrily retorted, "Nonsense! When did I lay hands on you?!"

At most, he had occasionally been sarcastic towards her like Adam was.

And then...

As he recalled arranging for someone to blacken her name online, Chase’s heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Just as Scarlett spoke,

"You hired people to smear my name online. Although it didn’t cause me substantial harm, isn’t this laying hands on family?

Since you can do that, why such a big reaction to my minor prohibition on Adam? Is it because you hold yourself to one standard, and me to another?"

Adam Jennings: ???

So you wanted to deal with Chase, and I ended up being the typical example??

Over there, Chase’s face momentarily displayed panic and discomfort when Scarlett mentioned the smear campaign, though he quickly hid it. The Jennings elders who saw this couldn’t be fooled.

She had hit the nail on the head.

Luca Jennings turned even more stern, turning to Chase with a cold question,

"Chase, did you hire people to intentionally smear Scarlett online?"

When Luca Jennings watched the live streams earlier, he had already felt that the comments and bullet screens from netizens were chaotic, with some seeming to deliberately target Scarlett.

But his lack of knowledge about the entertainment industry made him assume those malicious black fans were attracted by other celebrities, leading him to simply handle the online commentary.

However, it turned out that these setups were orchestrated by Chase!

Facing the pressure of Luca Jennings’ gaze, Chase pursed his lips, trying to feign calm while he argued, but Scarlett spoke again, her voice serene,

"You might not know this, but verbal karma can indeed be reflected on one’s face. Despite the many who cursed me online, that verbal karma all now gathers on yours."

Hearing Scarlett’s words, Chase’s expression changed, and he instinctively covered his face.

To the Jennings Family, his reaction nearly equated to a confession.

Lucas Jennings already felt deeply ashamed by Scarlett’s previous words.

Because previously, his attitude towards Scarlett hadn’t been much different than Brother Chase’s, perhaps worse.

Granted, he mostly aimed his challenges within closed doors, never intending sincere harm.

Hearing that Chase actually involved outsiders against Scarlett, the young man angrily slammed the table,

"Brother Chase! That’s too much! How could you involve outsiders against Sister Scarlett?!"

Family disputes were meant to stay within the family.

Involving outsiders against one’s kin was unacceptable!

This notion was shared widely among the Jennings Family.

Hence, their eyes now held visible reproach as they looked at Chase.

Everyone previously thought, aside from Donovan, Chase Jennings was one of the most level-headed and sensible kids in the family. Now it turned out he had been doing such things in secret?

Thanks to the recent hot search topics, even those who hadn’t followed Scarlett’s livestreams had caught glimpses of the online criticisms targeting her.

Online comments, at times, could be more hurtful than reality, as faceless strangers spoke their minds without restraint.

Chase couldn’t understand how the critique had suddenly shifted from Scarlett to him, but under his parents’ and family’s disapproving eyes, he was forced to explain,

"I... I didn’t intend to harm her, I just wanted her to see reality in the entertainment world more clearly and stop dreaming of becoming a celebrity..."

I was thinking of her well-being!