Chapter 22

Inside the private room sat Jonah, Lily and a few of Lily's friends. The moment Scarlett stepped in, Jonah set down his fork and raised an eyebrow, giving her a look like he was just waiting for her to come over and apologize. A flash of smugness crossed Lily's eyes when she saw Scarlett. "Scarlett, how did you end up working part-time at a place like this?" she asked, feigning concern. "I heard you've been working here for over half a month and only made a little over a thousand dollars." That money wasn't even enough to cover the cost of this one meal. In fact, everything Lily was wearing—including her hairpin—was worth more than that thousand dollars. Lily couldn't help but feel triumphant. Scarlett, a country girl who struggled so hard just to make a living, had no right to compete with her for the title of heiress to the Quinn family. Lily loved watching Scarlett's hard-earned money fall short, while she herself could casually spill more in a day. Joanna scoffed. "Look at th