The Ice-Cold General Learned Regret in the Language of Roses Novel

The alde stepped forward at once , reaching for Scarlett's best friends to haul them away . " Stop ! " Scarlett hurled her wineglass to the floor , smashing it so shards of glass flew everywhere . " This is my birthday party . My turf . Don't you dare lay a hand on them . " The aide hesitated , his face tight . " Mrs. Foster ... orders aren't optional . Please don't make this harder on us . " Scarlett stared at Ethan's rigid back , then at her girlfriends , their faces drained of color , and a surge of grief and helpless fury crashed over her .

She clenched her teeth and forced the words out , one by one . " You really insist on beating someone ? Fine . " " This is my party , held under my name . I'll take every bit of the blame . Every single sv baton - give it to me instead . " " Scarlett , don't ! " her friends sobbed , reaching for her . that disciplinary She shook them off , gaze firm and unyielding . " This all started because of me . It should end with me . You go home first . " Then she looked at the aide . " Show the way .

" Out in the yard behind the base detention cells , the dull thud of batons striking flesh came one after another . Scarlett lay facedown over a bench , biting her lower lip until it bled , and still she refused to let a single cry slip out . By the time all eighty blows were done , her back and thighs were a raw , bloody mess , and she could barely feel her own body . " Mrs. Foster ... " Even the soldiers carrying out the punishment couldn't quite meet her eyes . Scarlett pushed herself up on shaking arms , forcing her nearly broken body to move as she inched her way off the bench .

Her face was paper white , her forehead beaded with cold sweat , but she still forced herself to stand and managed a crooked smile at her friends , who were sobbing uncontrollably . " I'm ... fine . You should ... go home . " She didn't look at anyone again . One unsteady step after another , she made her way back to the house . Every time she moved , the torn flesh across her back felt like it was being ripped open all over again , a pain so sharp it turned her vision black at the edges .

When she finally got home , she couldn't hold herself up any longer and collapsed on the living room carpet . Chapter 9 30.00 % MOMMY WE ARE She didn't call a doctor , didn't call for any of the staff . She just lay there on the floor for a long time , barely breathing , before she finally forced herself to crawl to the medicine cabinet and drag out the first - aid kit , treating the vicious wounds on her back inch by inch on her own . Every careful touch sent a spear of pain straight through her , making sweat pour down her body . But she only bit down on a towel and didn't make a sound .

In the days that followed , Ethan never came home . She didn't ask a single question ; she just healed in silence and quietly packed her bags . Then , one day , her father , Richard Jones , called . " The court has already finalized your divorce , " he said . " Tomorrow the announceme paper so everyone in Southport will know the two of you are over . After that , I'll se Ethan . " in in the morning dication to He paused , his tone sharpening into a warning . " Once you have the divorce decree , you get as far away as you can .

Don't you dare come back here and cause trouble for me again ." Listening to his cold voice on the other end of the line , Scarlett felt nothing at all ; her heart was too numb to even stir . She lifted the phone closer and said flatly , " Richard Jones , you make me sick . " Before he could explode , she hung up on him . She stood there for a long time , looking around this small standalone house just off base , taking it in again and again .

At last , she picked up the suitcase she'd already packed days ago and , without the slightest hint of reluctance , headed straight for the airport and boarded a flight out of the country . From that day on , there was no Scarlett in Southport anymore . 30.00 % admin