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.

realized - He doesn't know who Sebastian is! No one in the city would talk to Sebastian like that.

from out

he seems to belong to the upper class, yet no

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 me, "The

See far? Of what?

thing about Nightingale," The stranger suddenly turns to Lilith, explaining with a warm smile as if

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if they only make one of them, and they leave that in

a second before she gasps in shock and then looks

av eves in

I dart Ava's direction, just in time to catch the split second of panic flashes through

the truth about the initials, and moreover, Ava does NOT own the

"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 to look at Ava, only to see

tone, gripping the corner of Sebastian's suit, "I didn't

But after a second, he only lets

the dress to

suddenly stops and

name. Aurora and I exchange a

red with