Chapter 446

"Before you speak ill of someone, take a good look at yourself! If I ever catch you with any ill intentions toward Scarlett again, you'll regret it." After Xavier got into his car and drove off, Lily struggled to her feet, disheveled and shaken. Bruises marked several parts of her body, and dirt smudged her face. Xavier's blunt threat made it clear that he was Scarlett's boyfriend. Anger surged through Lily. Her phone rang just then. The overwhelming fury she felt made her answer without even glancing at the screen. She snapped, "What do you want? Don't you know I'm busy right now?" Lily's expression shifted instantly. "What?" A lawyer's letter concerning the previous defamation had arrived for the Quinn family. "Damn it!" Lily's face twisted with anger as she stormed back home, completely ignoring everything else. Meanwhile, Scarlett returned to the bungalow. Thanks to the care of both a psychologist and a caretaker, Elena's emotions had settled. It was as if the earlier inc