She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

081 A Gamble On Life

Scarlett's POV

I wouldn't even know that he didn't sign the papers if the policeman hadn't found the folder in Liam Ryan's belongings and checked the content.

Sebastian raises his hand, and I hand it over, only to notice that both our hands are shaking visibly.

"Are you alright?" Sebastian takes my arm instead of the folder, his other hand. holding my shoulder, "You are freezing! Did you take the hot cocoa-?"

His eyes land on the milk beside me. I only had a few sips.

"I haven't had anything for more than a day, what did you expect?" I push him away, sitting down at the back of the ambulance, seeing black spots in front of my eyes as I try to adjust to my dizzy head. I was too shocked by the near- death experience and the medical staff suggested a short rest first.

Talking to Sebastian is not a rest. It boils my blood at the price of my little remained

energy.

know you are not feeling well right now, and I know you are mad at me," After a hesitation, Sebastian says in a low voice, "I just want to let you know that I wouldn't have let you

choice, Sebastian!" I didn't know I had such anger in me until the curse burst out of me, "What are you looking for from me? To say that you didn't do

"You have every right to blame me, and I know you are scared. I just...I don't want you to be hurt because I named Ava,

her, and if you choose to let Ava die, Liam Ryan would have done it without hesitation," I nod, shaking

him too well. I know his thoughts with just a

pleasant surprise," Thank God, Scar!

The fury in my chest burns brighter and brighter

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+25 BONUS

way to do the right thing. while having it

can't co-exist with Ava, and he doesn't seem to understand that he needs to make

while you failed to, is that you risked my life to

down but failed at that, "You "THINK' your strategy can keep the both of us safe, but

Ava? You barely caught her chair from where you were. Did you

gives me the vicious sweetness of revenge. I don't care if I'm

truth?! Then let me fucking tell you the truth! The truth is, if you had at least been fair on taking my blood for her, then I wouldn't be so desperate that I'd be lured to Ava at midnight for a faint hope of leaving the city! The truth is, if you hadn't paus Ava by enjoying your intimate time with her in public, and you forced me to pay for what you