Chapter 1427: Actually Hurting Her

Chapter 1427: Chapter 1427: Actually Hurting Her

Knox Simmons furrowed his brow slightly and then adopted a serious expression, saying earnestly, "In the past, my brother was single, and nobody cared about his affairs with her. But now it’s different. The Simmons Family and the Hughes Family are engaged, and this marriage alliance is absolutely not going to be canceled. So, neither family will allow any mistakes in this marriage. You know that business alliances are forged on mutual interests; once my brother marries the Hughes woman, the two families will join forces for a major business venture."

"At this critical juncture, if either family learns of someone’s existence that could potentially ruin this marriage, do you know what your friend’s fate would be?"

Knox spoke very nonchalantly, his tone very calm, but when he spoke so seriously about something, the issue became grave.

He paused for a moment, sighed lightly, and said with heartfelt sincerity, "In the future, she will live a very poor life, very poor, and anyone close to her will be dragged down by her. If she insists on being with my brother, in truth, it would only harm her."

Scarlett Yates heard this and felt chills running down her back: "The Simmons Family is such an upright and distinguished family, they wouldn’t resort to killing and silencing people, would they?"

"Killing and silencing?" Knox was momentarily stunned, then burst into laughter, reaching out to tap her nose, laughing so hard his eyes turned into slits, "Scarlett, you’re imagining the Simmons Family too darkly; it’s a society governed by law now, murder is a crime, and the Simmons Family has stood firm for so many years because we don’t engage in those messy affairs."

After laughing for a while, his expression turned serious again, he coughed a couple of times, cleared his throat, and said solemnly, "But you should know, a life worse than death is far more terrifying than death itself."

"I’m not trying to scare you, if that woman wasn’t close to you, I couldn’t be bothered to say all this; how she ends up has nothing to do with me."

After a moment of silence, Scarlett Yates gently nodded: "I will go persuade Stella."

Knox saw her looking gloomy and reached out to ruffle her hair softly, saying, "It’s enough to do what you can for others. If your friend is smart, she should know what is best for her. Whatever her final decision is, it is unrelated to you; you don’t need to take responsibility for her decision."

Scarlett Yates didn’t look at him, kept her head down, remained silent for a few seconds, and spoke in a low voice: "Just because of Stella’s identity, her falling for your brother is a mistake, right?"

"A relationship where the social ranks don’t match isn’t meant to last, correct?"

"Scarlett, you know that’s not what I meant; everyone has the right to like someone, it’s just..." Knox hurried to explain.

"I understand." Scarlett Yates lifted her head and smiled at him, but there was a sense of bitterness in that faint smile, "Knox, aside from you knowing about Stella and your brother, do the other members of the Simmons Family also know?"

Knox was silent for a moment and nodded: "Grandpa has known all along, but he trusts my brother, believing he wouldn’t do anything irrational, so he hasn’t intervened. But if my brother continues to be tangled up with her, then it’s hard to say."

Scarlett Yates felt a deep sense of sadness in her heart.

For herself, and for Stella Nelson.

No matter how determined Stella Nelson seemed at that time, truly severing ties with Hayes Simmons was still going to be very difficult, wasn’t it?