---- Chapter 26 "What do you want, Scarlett?" Ava asked as soon as the car door closed. Her voice was cold and flat. Scarlett didn't answer right away. She pulled out of the parking spot with a screech of tires and sped down the street. She drove with a reckless anger that made Ava grip the door handle tightly. "| hate you," Scarlett said finally, her eyes fixed on the road. "| really, truly hate you." "The feeling is mutual," Ava replied without heat. "Can you get to the point?" "The point," Scarlett said, her voice rising, "is that you've ruined everything! He's a mess, Noah. He's not eating, he's not sleeping. All he does is talk about you. 'Ava this, Ava that.' It's pathetic!" Ava stared at her. "And this is my problem... how?" "It's your problem because you're the one who broke him!" Scarlett shrieked, turning to glare at her for a second. "He was fine before you decided to get a backbone! He was mine!" Ava let out a short, humorless laugh. "He was never yours, Scarlett. He was his own. And | didn't break him. He broke ---- himself." She looked at the frantic, angry woman beside her and felt a sliver of something that wasn't quite pity, but close to it. "You think | wanted this? To be some prize in your twisted games? | just wanted to be left alone." "Well, you're not going to be," Scarlett threatened, her knuckles white on the steering wheel. "I'm not going to let you just walk away and be happy with Liam while Noah falls apart. I'll tell everyone what you did. How you cheated on him, how you manipulated him..." "No one will believe you," Ava said calmly. "Too many people saw how he treated me. How you treated me." Scarlett's face contorted with rage. She pulled the car over to the side of the road, slamming on the brakes. She turned to Ava, her eyes blazing. "You will leave Liam," she commanded. "You will go back to Noah and you will fix what you broke." Ava just looked at her. "No." At that moment, Ava's phone buzzed. It was a text from an unknown number. "Ava, it's Noah. | know you blocked me. 'm using a friend's phone. Please, just talk to me. I'm falling apart." Without a second thought, Ava typed a reply. "No." Her phone immediately started ringing. It was the same number. Noah. Scarlett watched, a triumphant smirk on her face, expecting ---- Ava to answer, to get sucked back into the drama. Ava looked at the ringing phone, then at Scarlett's expectant face. She pressed the "decline" button. The ringing stopped. Noah immediately called back. Again, she declined it. "Why aren't you answering?" Scarlett demanded, her smirk fading. "Because he and | have nothing to say to each other," Ava said. She looked Scarlett in the eye, her voice dropping to a low, serious tone. "And neither do we." She sent one last text to Noah's borrowed number. "This is my final warning. Stop contacting me, or my next call will be to the police for harassment." Then she blocked that number too. She turned to Scarlett. "Let me give you some free advice. Hurting me won't fix him. And it won't make him love you. It will just make him hate you for getting in the way of his obsession. The fastest way to get him back is to just disappear. But the fastest way to lose him forever is to keep doing... this." Ava unbuckled her seatbelt. "Now, I'm getting out of your car. And if you ever try to contact me or Liam again, | will get a restraining order. Do you understand?" Title: A Princess? No! I'm the Female General! In "A Princess? No! I'm the Female General!" by CrushReel, Adela Taylor, a noble family's daughter, disguises herself as her brother to secure their Duke title by joining the army. Despite facing obstacles, she achieves remarkable success. However, upon her triumphant return, her brother betrays her, setting off a chain of events that will test her resolve and reveal hidden truths. This captivating novel delves into themes of secrets, reincarnation, revenge, murder, and drama. Adela's journey from deception to betrayal is filled with intrigue and suspense as she navigates through a world where power dynamics and family loyalties collide. What sets this story apart is its strong female lead who defies expectations and challenges societal norms in a quest for justice and redemption. Experience the riveting tale of Adela Taylor online at CrushReel and witness the transformation of a princess into a formidable female general.