The Comeback: How I Destroyed the Friend Who Ruined Me Chapter 06
The time was clear as day. Everyone could see it on the doctor’s face. He was lying.
The crowd turned to me. All those eyes. All that hate.
Dominic’s eyes blazed like I had just confessed to something.
The influencers’ cameras swung back and forth between the doctor and my stunned face. They didn’t
know who to believe anymore. But they loved every second of it.
Evelyn started crying even harder. She knew how to turn on the waterworks. She had been doing it her
whole life.
“Scarlett, I’ve treated you like a sister. Why are you doing this to me?”
“All these years, what did I ever do wrong to you? I let you borrow my car whenever you needed it. I let you stay at my place when you had nowhere else to go. I covered for you with your parents. I lied to Dominic for you. I did everything for you. Why can’t you just be a normal person?”
“That baby didn’t ask for any of this. You locked me in that room with those collectors. If Uncle Vincent hadn’t come to save me, I would have died right there on that floor.”
“You killed my child, and instead of apologizing, you brought all these people here to laugh at me? To pick at my wounds? Do you want me to die for you? Is that what you want?”
Vincent stepped forward. He put a hand on Evelyn’s shoulder and glared at me with pure disgust. “You’ve done enough damage. Bringing cameras into my home? Streaming this for the whole world to see? Haven’t you ruined her enough already? What more do you want from her? She’s lost everything. Her baby. Her marriage. Her peace of mind. Just stop. Stop before you make this even worse.”
Evelyn’s tears kept flowing. Her voice kept trembling. It was the perfect performance of a woman destroyed. If I hadn’t known the truth, I might have believed her myself.
But I saw it. Beside her, the corner of Vincent’s mouth twitched. Just a little. Almost invisible. Like he
was holding back a smile.
They had planned this. Every word. Every tear. Every carefully timed pause.
I’d underestimated her. I thought I had her cornered. But she was faster than I expected.
Then I thought about it. Dominic had dragged me outside in front of all those influencers. The streams had gone viral within minutes. Evelyn and Vincent must have been watching. They saw everything. They had time to adjust. Time to come up with a new lie. Time to pay off the doctor. Time to make sure that in front of God and everyone, the blame landed squarely on me.
And it worked.
The crowd’s disgust shifted into something darker. Something uglier. They weren’t just angry anymore.
They were hungry.
The chat scrolled faster than I could read.
@ChiTownMom: okay this woman is worse than we thought. way worse. like genuinely evil.
@SweetLikeHoney: i actually feel sick. she almost killed her best friend and now she’s trying to destroy
her reputation on top of it??? what kind of person does that
@BeautyByBella: this is straight up psychological warfare. she’s not just a bad friend. she’s dangerous.
@LurkerDan: i’m gonna throw up. can she just go away forever? like permanently?
@CubsFan101: someone needs to stop this girl. for real. before she hurts someone else.
@WindyCityWatcher: i was feeling bad for her earlier. not anymore. she’s trash.
@SouthSideSally: vincent is the only one who seems to care about evelyn. where was dominic? why
wasn’t he there?
@ChicagoRealTalk: this whole thing is a mess. but scarlett is definitely the villain here.
Dominic saw Evelyn gasping and crying on the bed. He rushed to her side like a man possessed. He pulled her into his arms, his voice suddenly soft, almost gentle. “Evelyn, don’t cry. Don’t waste your tears on her. I’ll handle this. I promise you. I’ll make this right.”
Then his head snapped toward me. His eyes were cold again. Hard as stone. “Scarlett. What do you have to say for yourself now? Go ahead. Say something. Defend yourself. I want to hear it.”
I didn’t bother. There was no point. He had already made up his mind.
“I told you,” I said flatly. “If I found out you caused this, I’d make you sorry you were born.”
“Now it’s time to keep that promise.”
He nodded to his men. “Lock her up. Now.”
They started moving toward me. Two of them. Big guys. No expression on their faces. They had done this
before.
I braced myself. There was no point in running. No point in fighting. I had been through worse. I would
get through this too.
Then the front door burst open. Not a knock. Just pure force. The wood splintered around the lock.
Police officers flooded the room. At least a dozen of them. Vests. Guns. Flashlights. They fanned out fast, taking positions against the walls.
The lead detective didn’t look at anyone else. He walked straight to Dominic like he had been looking for him all night. Like he knew exactly where to find him.
“Dominic.” The detective’s voice was calm but loud enough for everyone to hear. “Your crew crossed a line tonight. You beat up a city councilman’s son in broad daylight. You humiliated his fiancée on a live stream watched by millions of people. That breaks our agreement. The deal is off. We’re done playing nice.”
“Wait,” Dominic said. His voice was different now. Shocked. Disbelieving. “The city councilman’s son? That’s your new boyfriend?”
