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The Reason (2)

Scarlett recounted to Rosalie what happened to her in the past few years, including the incident where Lauren tried to marry her off to a widower with five children.

"That slut! How dare she do that to you?" Rosalie said in anger upon hearing about the mistreatment her daughter had endured from Jonathan's new wife. She was fine if Jonathan re-married, but knowing this new woman torturing her daughter made her blood boil.

Since leaving Island B, Rosalie had refrained from returning to Country W, fearing that Allaistar might discover traces of her and learn about her daughter with Roland. If Allaistar had been aware of Scarlett, Rosalie was convinced he would have sent his troops to the island to eliminate her daughter.

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"Mom, relax," Scarlett assured as she held her mother's hand. "Lauren has already faced her punishment... There's no need to waste your energy on that evil woman."

Rosalie smiled faintly as she nodded in agreement with Scarlett.

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