After Divorce I Married a Tycoon-Chapter 154: Killing with a Borrowed Knife

Scarlett Jewel mulled it over, but her thoughts kept coming back to those good-for-nothings from the Mercer family.

’Considering how much those good-for-nothings hated Claire Mercer... she wouldn’t even have to say much to them. They’d be itching to get rid of Claire Mercer. Besides, even if the whole thing blew up, no one would ever connect it to her.’

’After all, it was Claire Mercer who had driven the Mercer family to bankruptcy. To this day, Julian Mercer and his family of three were constantly on the run from debt collectors, scurrying around like rats in a sewer.’

’Their company was gone.’ 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

’Their luxury cars had been sold.’

’Their mansion had been liquidated to cover their debts, too.’

’And even with all that, the Mercer family was still over seventy million in debt they couldn’t repay.’

’This was all Claire Mercer’s doing.’

’It was no wonder the Mercer family hated her and wanted her dead.’

The Mercer family was, for her purposes, a very sharp blade.

But at the same time, they were her shame and a burden.

In the beginning, right after everything fell apart, those good-for-nothing Mercers had constantly pressured her to ask Gavin Sinclair for money.

If she hadn’t fed them a line about a bigger payday and explained the disadvantages of asking Gavin Sinclair for money, they would still be hounding her to this day.

A chill ran down Scarlett Jewel’s spine just thinking about the terror of those few days, being dominated by the Mercer family’s phone calls.

Just as she was thinking this, a call came through. It was Julian Mercer.

Seeing his name on her screen, Scarlett Jewel’s face instantly clouded over with deep annoyance.

’Speak of the devil.’

’She didn’t want to answer a call from anyone in the Mercer family. But they were at the end of their rope now. If she pushed them too far, it wouldn’t end well for her either.’

Resigned, she swiped to answer the call.

"Hello, Dad... Didn’t I tell you not to call me?"

"If the debt collectors track you down, you’ll be in terrible danger, won’t you?"

"Scarlett, we didn’t have a choice," Julian Mercer said.

"I wouldn’t have risked calling you if we weren’t at our wits’ end."

Scarlett Jewel rolled her eyes on her end of the line.

’She’d already cursed them as good-for-nothings hundreds of times in her mind. Why else would they be calling at a time like this, if not to ask for money?’

"Out of money again?" she asked through gritted teeth.

Her tone was already extremely strained.

"The hundred thousand you gave us before didn’t even last a few days," Julian Mercer said.

"Dad..." Scarlett Jewel fought to suppress her rage.

She did her best to keep the impatience out of her voice.

"If you’re frugal, one hundred thousand should last at least two months."

’Putting aside high-cost expenses like cosmetic surgery, she used to live on less than a hundred thousand a year. It had physically pained her to give them that one hundred thousand, which was just a fraction of the money they had transferred to her before.’

’And how many days has it been? The hundred thousand is already gone. Are they eating the money instead of food?’

Sure enough, Julian Mercer said, "But you know how we used to live. We feasted on delicacies every day. Back then, one hundred thousand wouldn’t have even covered a single day’s worth of meals for us."

"It’s been a real struggle for us to make it last this long."

Hearing this, Scarlett Jewel couldn’t help but give a massive eye-roll.

She forcibly suppressed the urge to start swearing and asked,

"So how much do you want this time?"

"You know I don’t have much money on me."

"I’m not like Claire Mercer. She grew up in the Mercer family, so she must have saved up a lot over the years."

"I’ve only been back with the Mercer family for less than half a year. I have basically no savings."

"We know you suffered all those years you were away from us," Julian Mercer said.

"But those designer bags and jewelry your mother bought for you... you could probably sell them for hundreds of thousands, maybe even a million, right?"

At his words, Scarlett Jewel was so furious she nearly smashed her phone.

’Just a few bags and a single set of jewelry... and they have the nerve to ask for them back?’

Before she could recover from her anger, Julian Mercer’s voice piped up again.

"Besides, you’ve already married Gavin Sinclair. You’re the legitimate daughter-in-law of the Sinclair family now."

"Even if a man keeps a mistress, he has to give her several hundred thousand a month."

"You’re his wife, for crying out loud. There’s no way he doesn’t give you a single penny, right?"

’Mistress?’

’At a time like this, he actually dared to bring up the word ’mistress’ in front of her. Don’t they know how much she loathes that word?’

Scarlett Jewel was so angry she could have laughed.

She had thought this move would be her ticket to soaring success.

Instead, her family had now become a complete disgrace and a dead weight.

The problem was, they were now stuck to her like leeches, impossible to get rid of.

’Her public identity was that of the true heiress of the Mercer family. Completely getting rid of them wouldn’t be easy. And long-term peace and quiet was out of the question.’

’But since they’d come to her, she no longer needed to think of another way to deal with Claire Mercer. She could just use them to get rid of Claire Mercer. When the dust settled, the Mercer family would be the ones going to prison for good.’

’That way, not only would Claire Mercer be eliminated, but the Mercer family problem would be solved as well.’

’Wouldn’t that be killing two birds with one stone?’

At this thought, the anger and frustration in Scarlett Jewel’s heart instantly vanished.

She immediately switched to a wronged, tearful tone.

"Dad, do you really think he still treats me like he used to?"

"He’s completely obsessed with Claire Mercer now. He keeps blaming me for causing his divorce and breakup with her..."

"I don’t know what tricks Claire Mercer used to make Gavin Sinclair so infatuated with her."

"For her sake, Gavin Sinclair is even planning to kick me out of the Sinclair Family after our child is born, just to make room for her again..."

The moment Claire Mercer’s name was mentioned, Judith Caldwell, who was beside Julian Mercer, erupted.

"Claire Mercer, Claire Mercer, it’s always that bitch Claire Mercer..."

"Wasn’t it enough that she ruined us? Now that Scarlett is married, she’s trying to seduce Gavin Sinclair again. How can she be so shameless?"

Judith Caldwell paced back and forth in the cramped room, muttering furiously.

"No, we absolutely can’t let that menace Claire Mercer continue to cause trouble."

"We’re hiding from debt collectors, so why does she get to live a life of ease and comfort?"

"Even if it’s just for Scarlett’s future, that bitch Claire Mercer has to be dealt with."

"If she really seduces Gavin Sinclair away, what will happen to Scarlett? We’re counting on her to secure her position as Mrs. Sterling of the Sinclair family..."

When Julian Mercer didn’t object to what Judith Caldwell said, Scarlett Jewel knew her plan had succeeded.

Soon, she would be able to use the Mercer family to eliminate Claire Mercer.

She would also be able to completely rid herself of those Mercer good-for-nothings and no longer have to worry about their constant harassment.

It had been a long time since Scarlett Jewel had felt this happy.

’She just hoped the Mercer family would pull their weight. When it came to dealing with Claire Mercer, they absolutely couldn’t screw it up.’