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.

not feeling well right now, and I know you are mad at me," After a hesitation, Sebastian says in a low voice, "I

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 anything wrong? That

blame me, and I

to let Ava die, Liam Ryan would have done it without hesitation," I

too well. I know his thoughts with

Sebastian's voice raised with pleasant surprise," Thank God, Scar! I didn't think

and brighter as I look at him, the man I

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do the right thing, always, but sometimes there isn't a way to do the right thing.

seem to understand that

failed to, is that you risked my life

down but failed at that, "You "THINK' your strategy can keep the

her chair from where you were. Did you honestly think you could have caught

sweetness of revenge. I don't care if I'm not being reasonable right now. I don't fucking care about

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