GoodReadHearing this, Raymond, who was also tall, frowned," I'm 1.93 meters tall." It worked.
Scarlett stunned and praised curtly, "Wow, how tall you've grown!" Then she walked to the roadside with the baseball bat and waited for the taxi.
Raymond was displeased at her insincere praise and followed her, "Where are you going?" Scarlett turned to look at him, "Listen, I'm not in the mood, Raymond. Don't makelose my temper with you." She had no idea if she would do something crazy if he kept bothering her.
Raymond knew why Scarlett was in a bad mood.
Scarlett's former neighbor poured out everything after accepting the money.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe day of Scarlett's parents' accident was the second day of the Hometown Day. They went to visit Scarlett's grandma. On their way back, to avoid an old man running a red light, they were crushed by a truck and killed on the spot.
Actually, Scarlett suffered a lot while she was fostered at her grandma's hbecause her grandma preferred boys to girls.
Scarlett's mother had a brother. Scarlett's grandma even intended to sell Scarlett to a wealthy family to save money for her son, which was why Scarlett's parents broke off with her grandma completely.
When Scarlett was five years old, her grandma set up a stall selling pancakes opposite an orphanage. The old woman often took Scarlett with her when she set u p the stall.
One day Scarlett's grandma left her in the street. No one knew whether her grandma did it on purpose or b y accident. The president of the orphanage felt sorry for Scarlett and took her in for the night.
The next day, a wealthy couple cto the orphanage to select a child for adoption, but they took a fancy to Scarlett among dozens of children.
Scarlett's grandma clooking for her and happened to hear the couple talking to the president about Scarlett.
The couple was very fond of Scarlett and promised to contribute $1 million to the orphanage if Scarlett was willing to go with them.
An idea suddenly popped into Scarlett's grandma's mind when she heard that.
The president told the couple that Scarlett was not a member of the orphanage and that this girl had been separated from her parents by accident on the street the day before.
Scarlett's grandma stopped the couple when they were about to leave in disappointment. She told them that Scarlett, whom she found in the mountains, was a n orphan. And she would give them Scarlett if only they would pay scompensation.
At first, the couple was reluctant. However, Scarlett's grandma, who had always disliked Scarlett, almost praised her as a child prodigy, saying that Scarlett had learned a lot from her brother's books before she went to elementary school.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmMoreover, she said that Scarlett looked very delicate and that the girl should not grow up in this deprived family.
That lady's dearest wish was to have a daughter, but her husband was sterile. She had seen many girls in the past few years, but Scarlett was the only one who caught her eye.
Noticing Scarlett only wore a sweater in such cold weather, the lady realized Scarlett must have a tough life. She was distressed as she looked at this poor little mite, who looked pale and haggard. She generously promised Scarlett's grandma that she would give her $200,000.
Scarlett's grandma actually wanted $Imillion, but $ 200,000 wasn't a trifling sum for her. Then she went back to pack up for Scarlett at once.
Scarlett heard their conversation and called the police and her parents at the gas station on the way to the couple's home.
From then on, Scarlett's parents completely broke off with Scarlett's grandma and brought Scarlett back.
And the reason why Scarlett's parents went back that day was that the hospital called Scarlett's mother and said that Scarlett's grandma might be dying. They didn't have the heart to remind Scarlett of the upsetting events, so they decided to drive to the old woman in the early hours of the morning and return before Scarlett woke up.
They did cback, however, what Scarlett saw were two horrific corpses.
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