Scarlett, since she completely cut off her relationship with Daniel, has been preoccupied with her work, the only thing that can bring her a sense of security.
Lucien's appearance was an accident, and although she accepted him, she couldn't really rely on him.
Depending on someone makes you confused and vulnerable, and she doesn't want to experience that feeling of struggling in the darkness again.
Since his divorce, Daniel had taken another wife, this time not as nasty as Joanne, a dumb white girl who had just graduated and was seven years older than Daniel.
Scarlett had a little drink that night when she found out he had remarried ,...