Chapter 112 Ethan：“Scarlett，I never want to see you again！ ”

Scarlett’s POV The moment I confessed, silence wrapped around the room like a noose. My father didn’t say a word. He just blinked at me, once, twice, then, without warning, his knees gave out. He collapsed onto the armchair behind him, face pale and drawn, hands trembling at his sides. “Dad!” Derek shouted, rushing forward to steady him. “Breathe. It’s okay, just… breathe.” I stood frozen in place. My hands hung limply at my sides. I had no right to go to him, no right to offer comfort now. Marcus stared at me with eyes I didn’t recognize, no warmth, no familiarity. Only the look of a man seeing his daughter for the first time and realizing he didn’t know all of her at all. Derek turned his attention to me. His arm, which had once protected me, which had pulled me into hugs in our childhood, dropped to his sides like they weighed a thousand pounds. “Why?” he whispered. “Scarlett… why would you hide something like this? A child? Your own child?” “I” My voice cracked, so I swallowed hard