She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked

Scarlett's POV

In shock, I savor her words slowly, only to make sense of them when I remember today's headline--

Pictures of a private party could leak out, but only because they are allowed to be leaked. Jack Fuller WANTED the picture of Ava with my mom's necklace so he could mislead Damian Vanderbilt! I would have thought that a handsome extortion for raising the Vanderbilt's daughter would be their best shot, but I underestimated the Fuller's greed--

He wants Ava to take my place!

How ridiculous was I when I came to warn her in case she was hurt because I didn't want Damian Vanderbilt to realize my true identity, when Ava has been trying to be my imposter all this time. They deserve each other.

"Do you even know what it means to claim that title?" It's ridiculous to even say it out loud, when I stare at her in disbelief. She has no idea what Damian Vanderbilt is like. It still gives me chills when I remember his cold tone when he told Oliver Scott that "Dad might not need to know of her existence".

"I don't know," Ava smiles creepily, approaching me in a slow, vicious move, "What does the title of the Vanderbilt's princess get? Anything and everything?"

Sure, IF you can keep that title.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

I wash my hands off Ava's blood if Damian Vanderbilt murders her in the end. She called for it.

I totally wish she COULD trick Damian Vanderbilt and lure that devil away from me. But is it really possible?

She tricked Sebastian for all these years because I didn't know why Sebastian was into her. But this time I know. And even if I don't expose her, then what? Do the Fullers really think they could just trick one of the most powerful and wealthy families in the country without consequences??? With her FULL and intact history of being Ava Fuller, from her birth certification to her everybody test and whatever, how do they even imagine they could possibly pull this off?!

I can't even begin to comprehend their plan. I mean, I'd understand such a brainless plan comes from Ava, but Jack Fuller? The fox who tricked everyone for years? The man who saw through Ava without her even knowing that? He came up with this plan of presenting his own daughter to the Vanderbilt, just so she could change into a wealthier last name??

Something is definitely off!

"How...? I mean...how???!" I shake my head, can't get around it, "Despite all the problems that might come later, how do you plan to pull this off when I am here? An adopted daughter who was hated for years while I share MY mom's eyes?"

I should have known when I first met Damian Vanderbilt. His eyes look exactly the same as my Mom's in the newspaper.

I'm glad I didn't. Or I wouldn't even have a chance against him.

"We are both adopted," Ava shrugs as if she's talking about the weather, "I never found out about it, so Mom and Dad never told me about it. And they simply love me more because I'm kinder, wiser, and better than you in every way."

Bravo!

...for idiots like Ava!

This lousy story can't even trick me, let alone Damian Vanderbilt, who I'm sure has to deal with imposters like the Fullers every day of his life.

"I hated it when Father told me his

plan!" Ava continues without realizing anything, "To be the imposter of a shameless low life like you?! But I have come to like it. Can you imagine how much gifts my brother Damian has shed on me after he saw the DNA test result?"

"What DNA test?" I demand, "You can fake all the tests you want, but you realize I can expose you at any time, right?"

"Who would believe a liar? A dead one no less?" Ava smiles harmlessly as she walks over, I step back nervously, realizing we are over a cold, deep, full-of-mud lake with my only helper 50 feet away.

"You still don't understand, do you?"

Ava presses closer, smirking evilly, "Dad raised you, but you are still the poor orphan from the street in your bones. You can't begin to

comprehend the riches' game. It doesn't matter to the Vanderbilt which of us is the real daughter, it only matters which of us they want it to be. They need a princess to come home, one that deserves their distinguished name. They don't want an infamous bitch who raises troubles, who betray her own family, who steal from her own sister, and

who--"

I hold my breath when I realize I'm an inch away from the freezing water. She wants to push me into the lake!

"You--?!"

"Who destroyed the one and only thing left by her dear mom," Ava suddenly puts on a harmless smile, "Guess where your mother's necklace is?"

I blink in shock as her eyes dart to the black water. She grabs my arms and burst into a scream. All I could think at this moment was one thing: I can't fall into the water! It would kill my baby! "Ahh!" With strength coming from nowhere, I grab her arms and exchange places with her before a huge splash wets my feet.

Ava falls into the water, shouting in panic.

I...I did it? Just like that?