She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

Chapter 25

025 The Iron Lady

Scarlett's POV

"I was mad at you for loving him when he was a total jerk to you, but that's not the main reason why! couldn't talk to you in all these years." Lilith starts with a nervous look.

I did not see that coming. I really thought that was the reason.

"....I know a secret, sort of, of Sebastian's, I didn't want to tell you because it would only hurt you, but i don't know how to face you when I know I'm keeping such a secret from you, so..."

Her blurt is baffling but I sort out a lead, somewhat-

"Okay, so what's this big secret?"

Taking a deep breath, Lilith looks like she is preparing herself for her death sentence before she say slowly:-

"May 21st, five years ago, do you...remember?"

me and said "he agrees to my deal for his hand. I thought it

when that memory pops up in my mind. I knew he didn't love me, I knew he only agreed to that because of Ava, but mannnnn, I was elated. I thought for once I had a chance at what I wanted for a change. He left such a deep brand of humiliation on

tears welling up in my eyes. I have promised myself to not cry for him again. I have to carve him out of my life. I

need to start

and Aurora exchange a worried

Lilith starts, "It's doesn't matter

want to know," I cut her off, "I don't care about him or his secret. I just

voice lost shape when the word

out at my first poke. It's like I was back to the worst day of my life, the one I lied to myself saying that

My wedding day.

day when none of my "family" showed up- they took Ava for a trip to Egypt to cheer her up; the day my best friend walked out on me with disappointment in her eyes; the day when the few quests that came all looked at me with judgy eyes; the day, when Sebastian

tight as I cry out loud, the first time in so long. Aurora joins us and that just makes me cry even more, feeling like a baby

025 The Iron Lady

"1-1 broke them up and-and the whole world turned their back on me! I deserved that! I just thought-I just thought he would see..see the truth

Scar, I know!" Lilith cries with me. "But that's exactly the thing! You didn't break them up! That's

words are too shocking that I

the Villa area at that time,