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.

that's the moment I realized - He doesn't know who Sebastian is! No one in the city would talk to Sebastian like that. Not impolite,

is from out

belong to the upper class, yet no

I want to remind him, but Granny already left the center of the circle, and she takes me back to the outskirts

guess I stepped in too fast, too," Granny smirks at

See far? Of what?

Lilith, explaining with a warm smile as if taking a student to class, "they design the initials of their +25

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pieces if they only make one of them, and they

a second before she gasps in shock and

av eves in

in time to catch the split second of panic flashes through her

nervous look says it all: The stranger was telling the truth about the

Ava, if you may indulge me with this one question," The stranger turns to Ava calmly, "did you ask about my name out 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, I did not see this twist coming. Happily, I turn

murmurs in a crying tone, gripping the corner of Sebastian's suit, "I

head, a shade of impatience in his eyes. But after a second, he only lets

the dress to

stops and waits for

I exchange a look and

red