"I just can’t be sure." I frowned. My tone was a bit heavy.
Deep down, I knew the answer. Jones’s actions had indeed put in a difficult situation. If anyone thought he broke off the engagent with Scarlett for my sake, I might be caught in a dia storm.
Clara sighed and said, "Eliana, you were so in love with Damon for so many years, and he was indifferent to you. After your divorce, he turned around. Even his best friend fell in love with you. How did things co to this?"
I kept silent because I didn’t know how to explain. From the mont Damon started having feelings for , my life was destined to be different from before.
So, there were many things I couldn’t predict.
The gathering ended in my silence. My mood was complicated. When I got ho, I imdiately started searching for information about Jones and Scarlett.
They hadn’t made it public yet, so I found no news.
As I was deep in thought, Scarlett called .
"Ms. Brooks, can you help again?" Scarlett sobbed.
"What can I do for you?" I asked calmly.
"Jones really wants to break off our engagent; I don’t want that. So, he threatened , but I’d rather die than not be with him!" When Scarlett said this, I could tell she was losing control.
This kind of behavior seed all too familiar.
In my past life, when I wanted to win Damon back, I said the sa things to my parents. That was why they did everything they could to help , but it all ended in tragedy.
Damon was right. Jones was a lot like him. They were good friends. Even their ways of threatening were similar.
"This is between you and Jones. I’m sorry, I can’t help you." Of course, I wished they wouldn’t break off the engagent so my relationship with Jones would be clear.
But that was just what I wished for; I couldn’t influence Jones’s decision.
Even if I wanted to help Scarlett, I was helpless.
"Can you talk to him for , or can you get back together with Damon?" Scarlett’s words shocked .
I was at a loss for words.
"If you get back with Damon, Jones will know he doesn’t stand a chance, and maybe he’ll take a second look at and realize I’m the one who truly loves him!" Scarlett was sobbing uncontrollably. I could tell she was really upset.
"Ms. Scarlett, you shouldn’t force soone who doesn’t love you to stay, and you shouldn’t be angry over a man like that. You can’t forget your parents." As I said these words, I wasn’t sure if I was talking to Scarlett or to myself in my past life.
If I had the chance to choose again, I wish I had this realization in my past life, not to repeat the sa mistakes, accept my divorce with Damon, so I wouldn’t get terminally ill, my life wouldn’t be a tragedy, and I could start over.
After all, my current situation was pretty complicated. Dealing with it was exhausting.
Scarlett fell silent, occasionally sobbing. After a while, she pleaded with again, "Can you try to talk to him one more ti? This is the last ti. If he’s really decided he doesn’t need anymore, I’ll give up."
Why was she so stubborn? What was the point of a relationship maintained by persuasion? I really wanted to tell Scarlett directly, but I was worried she couldn’t handle it.
"Ms. Scarlett, I really can’t help you." I firmly rejected Scarlett again, then hung up the phone.
I didn’t expect that this phone call would lead to a big problem.
That night, Luna suddenly called, sounding anxious, "Hey, Eliana, sothing happened. Jones wants to break off the engagent with Scarlett. Now Scarlett is threatening to kill herself, no one can talk her out of it, and Jones won’t pick up the phone. What do we do?"
"How did you find out?" I asked hurriedly. I didn’t want to get involved in Scarlett and Jones’s business, but this was a matter of life and death, so I couldn’t just ignore it.
"Scarlett’s parents called my dad, then my dad told . They’re actually hoping you could reach out to Jones. Right now, only Jones can persuade Scarlett." Luna replied helplessly.
I thought for a mont, Jones’s face flashing through my mind. Was I really going to call him? Would he pick it up? I couldn’t be sure. "Where’s Scarlett?" I asked again.
"She’s at her and Jones’s wedding house." Luna gave an address. I knew where it was because I’d been there before.
After hanging up the phone, I rushed to Scarlett’s place. She was on the rooftop, with sirens wailing in the distance, and the fescue team had already arrived.
The community had both villas and residential buildings. Scarlett ran to the top of an eight-story residential building. If she really jumped, her life would be in danger.
Scarlett’s parents were both on the ground. They were panicking, but no matter how they tried to persuade her, Scarlett didn’t budge.
"Can anyone contact her husband?" A rescuer ca down and asked us.
"Her husband isn’t answering his phone. Let’s go up and try." Scarlett’s parents suggested.
"She’s extrely emotional right now, and she only wants to see her husband. If I let you guys go up, I can’t guarantee she won’t do sothing impulsive out of excitent." The firefighter replied worriedly.
I looked up at Scarlett standing on the edge of the rooftop. She was even more impulsive than , causing such a big scene. Even in my past life, when I was desperate and contemplating giving up on life, I would just silently hide in my room.
"Let give it a try." I said.
Scarlett’s folks clocked at that point, knowing full well about my past ties with Jones. They were buzzing instantly, "Alright, alright, Ms. Brooks, could you do us a solid and reach out to Jones? Tell him to get his butt over here pronto. Calling off an engagent isn’t a big deal. If my daughter kicks up a fuss, I’ll find a way to persuade her. I just hope he can talk so sense into her and keep her from doing sothing daft."
Parents were always fretting over their kids.
I didn’t want Scarlett to face any kind of bad luck, and this was also my way of making up for the mistakes I made in my past life.
I whipped out my phone, found Jones’s number in the blacklist, took a deep breath, and dialed.
On the other end, there was the beep-beep-beep of the call being connected, and after a mont, Jones’s voice ca through, "Eliana?"
"Jones, where the hell are you?" I cut straight to the chase, "Can you swing by?"
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