She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

Chapter 34

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Scarlett's

POV

"Sorry!" I blurt, taking my eyes off his table, even more nervous, "It's just...I mean..."

I can feel my ears burning up. I'm lousy at this kind of stuff. I'd choose to deal with writing over people any time of the week, especially a businessman like him.

"Relax, I was just joking," He laughs, reaching out for a handshake, "I don't imagine you'd be interested in it."

I don't know how to answer this out-of-nowhere comment that seems to have some deeper meaning behind it, so I choose to ignore it and answer the one before that:

"Thanks for the concern. The trip isn't so bad," I take his hand, adding when he cocked his eyebrows lightly, "I took the subway over, for that exact reason."

He laughs.

I always knew him as the bad boy in school, one that nobody dares to mess with. So it's actually an interesting feeling to see such a warm, friendly laugh from a guy like Adrian Dunn. And it helps me calm down.

that you weren't coming." He pulls the chair out for me before going back to his own seat across the table, "after all, there is no

known as the "Z house" for its special,

an awkward laugh, knowing this would come up. "There are...standard procedures still, but I can guarantee a scoop for you on

me because of my work. I have no name out there in this field, nor any experience. I wouldn't even get a chance to lay out my ideas if not for the title of "ex-Mrs. Knight". But the Sebastian Darn Knight just wouldn't deliver those damn

that. Yet two "two to three days" passed and there was not even a piece of word from him. I can't help but wonder if the delay is only because he saw my text to Adrian and he is just delaying to mess up my plan. Adrian's hawk eyes

when I can't help but leave that seat, he says: "I didn't think you'd be this nervous at an

replace my embarrassment with surprise. So this is an

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more of a deal than a

mean, I WOULD be willing to pay handsomely for news like that, but I don't think there is a need to be nervous about

somehow I know he is joking about buying my divorce

wanted to

that even

a bit better, "I guess I just feel bad not being able to deliver

Sebastian Damn

a promise?" He lifts his fox eyelashes, observing

not sure. I suddenly