Chapter 23

"You wretched woman! You promised to send me money. Where is it?" Scarlett's father, John Slater, yelled. He gripped her arm. "Do you know those debt collectors almost carved me up yesterday?" Scarlett irritably shook off his hand. "Then let them kill you! You're always demanding money! I don't have any!" "Don't lie to me!" he snapped. "Weren't you with that rich guy from Northvale? Gibson, right? He's loaded. Why not get some cash from him? "If he won't give it, sleep with him! If once isn't enough, seduce him again. With your skills, you could have him eating out of your hand!" "Easy for you to say!" Scarlett shot back, her voice sharp. "He dumped me ages ago. I screwed over his wife, pulling every trick to fool him. He fell for it, but in the end, even after their divorce, he went back to her. "Men are all the same—sweet-talking until they get what they want, then they change!" Her voice grew louder, trembling with rage. "Stop asking me for money! I'm broke! All these years