She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

Chapter 46

046 A Lousy Pickup Line Scarlett's POV

The circle is surprised to utter silence. Aurora frowns - Granny is resolving the situation on his behalf and he doesn't seem to understand that. Ava smiles politely with restraint, delivering her disappointment at an "unreasonable liar" perfectly. Even Granny is surprised.

Lilith shoots over a worried look at him and he gives her a reassuring smile.

The mean girls throw mocks mixed with attacks, but none seem to even land on the stranger. He just stands there with a polite smile, looking directly at Ava.

"I'm not sure if I want to answer your question," Ava pouts lightly, "considering you didn't answer mine."

About his name? I mean, sure he didn't answer, but I would hardly consider that an offense-

"Why did you-" The stranger takes a step in Ava's direction and Ava backs a step as if scared.

Instantly Sebastian walks up and stands between Ava and the stranger.

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"I mean no harm. Can I not even talk to the lady who made a pretty mean accusation at me?" The stranger looks at Sebastian calmly.

know who Sebastian is! No one in the city would talk to Sebastian like that. Not

from out of

he seems to belong to the upper class, yet no one at the party seems to regonize him. Not

of the circle, and she takes

in too fast, too," Granny smirks

See far? Of what?

a warm smile as if taking a student to class, "they design

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one of them, and

blinks for a second before she gasps in shock and then looks down at

av eves in

to catch the split second of panic

says it all: The stranger was telling the truth about the initials, and

of curiosity, or did you just want to know what to answer if I asked you, what the two letters designed into this piece were?" Huh,

crying tone, gripping the

impatience in his eyes. But after a second, he only lets out a snort and lets

the dress

and

and I exchange a look and we both look away- or we would

turn red with visible