She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

Chapter 29

029 Take Her Home Scarlett's POV

Long after Damon left, I'm still standing on the street corner with Aurora, showering in the no-longer-too- warm breeze of the end of summer because she is staring in the direction where his car has left.

"Someone is smittennnn," I tease when I have to rub my arms to keep warm, "do you want me to call 911 to arrange a date for you?"

"What?!" Aurora snaps out of it, exclaiming, "What are you talking about"

"Umm, the elephant on the street???" I follow her as she strides in to dodge my eyes, "Since when?!

"I'm not into him!" Aurora shouts with red ear tips, "You"

She suddenly stops, and I giggle as I follow her sight to look, only to freeze where I am.

Sebastian, leaning against the wall elegantly beside the elevator. He bends his swan neck a little, his soulful eyes

on the ground as if in deep thought. His hands are in his pants pockets, and he has one leg curled up a little with the tip of his shining shoes pointed at the ground. Damn peacock. He has to look good even in an elevator lobby at midnight.

bit as if they are stiff for remaining in the same position for too long. He comes at us, stops at a distance,

his body language. Five years is long enough to master any

us a minute?"

time, just to wait for me. If it's Ava, he would just summon me to a hospital, or Jack Fuller would. If it's about the divorce papers, contacting my lawyer would b I don't want to

"No, not after tonight. He has something to say? Say

Aurora's reaction. They don't like each other,

the donation would cause

....

he is a

whisper too, supressing her upset with hardship, "1-forget it! I'll leave you to it this time,

Aurora clicks her high heels to the elevator, leaving me

frowns with confusion,

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purses his lips again. He is bothered by something, usually by something I did or said. Usually this is where I squeeze that out of him, apologize,

don't care anymore. A part of me died that day when he pushed me to the ground, and luckily, it's the

I'm healing now.