She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

Chapter 39

039 Poisoned To The Bone

Scarlett's POV

"Scar, what's wrong?" Aurora frowns, then as if realized something, she slowly looks up at the fancy hotel, her voice now shivering, too, "...what's today's party again...?" Then she takes a gasp.

"Yeah..." My brain freezes, and before I could do anything, I watched a police car pulling up. and Lilith comes off.

"You sure it's here? It doesn't look like a place for people like us-" Damon's voice follows Lilith out as she sprints to us, "Lil!"

"Scar!" Lilith crushes into me for a big hug, turning to make a naught face at Damon, "Told you I got the right address!"

Damon sticks his head out at me and Aurora: "Sorry I'm dumping my problem on you guys, but I'm on a case right now and I really can't-"

"It's okay, we got her," Aurora nods at him, and I dart my eyes down to the ground - we can't tell Lilith to leave now. It wouldn't be any less humiliating than telling her it's an upper-class party that we are going for. And Lilith came in a pair of jeans. Just great.

loss. We might bring a backup dress

confused,

rude to Granny!" Ava puts on a pout, frowning at Lilith with

when it comes to acting. Maybe Sebastian didn't fund

go that low. But I could tell Granny didn't like Ava, and I had never invited Ava to Granny's birthday parties. She came as Sebastian's plus one,

front of Sebastian as if she is bullied to tears on behalf

you care so much about upsetting Granny, then maybe you should figure out how to change into a

Sebastian lets out a resigned

you invite Ava over just

coldly, is that what Ava told him?

my arms, looking at Sebastian, "if you didn't bring her here as your plus

one arranging Granny's party, and I have never invited Ava to it for a reason. Sebastian thought it was out of jealousy. It was, part of it. Granny's birthday was the one day Sebastian would snow some care for me, even only on the surface. I didn't wa But it wasn't

But he knew.

brought her

me

look,