She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

079 Dear Father

Scarlett's POV

Warmth calms.

I never understood why in movies the victims are all given an orange blanket even if they aren't wet. Now I know. At the moment of shock, a blanket can work magic, and calm your jittery nerves. But after calmness, embarrassment hits.

I hug myself, sitting in the back of the ambulance, feeling my ears burn.

What did I just do?!

I cried and snuggled in the arms of a basically stranger! Who is going to be my boss that I would meet on a daily basis?

Can I

"Here,"

it now...?

A warm cup touches my cheek lightly, and I look up startled, only to see Adrian's chuckle. In his hand a small cup of hot milk,

How did he even get milk here?

Mumbling thanks, I take the milk from him and lower my eyes, having no courage to look at him. But I didn't miss the slight tremble of his arms.

land my eyes on his shivering hand, "I should have

on my own."

he sighs with a self-mocking laugh: "They were shaking more heavily than this

wide at his words, dare not to think into what

are not shaking at tiredness...but out of worry...about...me? I can't even begin to imagine how that

it and keep

gentle but his tone icy cold. I look up, only to see Sebastian stopping in front of

us, a few steps

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go get your own."

the source of the annoying cry that has been in the background - Ava, in a horrifying cry as she lies on a stretcher, alone on the ground. Did Adrian get this ambulance just for me? I just

mumbles in a small voice, his eyes on me with cheap worry, "Scar, how are

donate blood,"

want to see right now. How cruel does one need to be to come demand that from me at such

to help her, if she didn't drag me into this in the first

what I

-just-"

hasty, "I know you are shaken

calmly, can't help but

ask him slowly, tasting those words as they make me laugh, "Why

second, I just want to check if you are alright,