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.

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 fall, if that means anything

know I had such anger in me until the curse burst out of me, "What are you looking for from

just apologizes again, "You have every right to blame me, and I know you are scared. I just...I don't

and if you choose to let Ava die, Liam Ryan would have done it without

his

raised with pleasant

off coldly. The fury in my chest burns brighter and brighter

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

with Ava, and he doesn't seem to understand that he

is that you

fucking have that right!" I tried to keep my voice down but failed at that, "You "THINK' your strategy can keep the both of

chair from where you were. Did you honestly think you could have caught mine if Liam

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

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