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 just want to let you know that I wouldn't have let you fall, if that means anything to

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

looks like he wants to explain, but he just apologizes again, "You have every right to blame me, and I know you are scared. I just...I don't

love her, and if you choose to let Ava die, Liam Ryan would have

well. I know his thoughts with just a

pleasant surprise," Thank God, Scar! I didn't think

my chest burns brighter and brighter as I

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thing, always, but sometimes there isn't a way to do the right thing. while having it AND eating

seem to understand that he needs to

that you risked

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

you were.

from Sebastian's face, and that gives me the vicious sweetness of revenge. I don't care if I'm not being reasonable right now. I don't fucking

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

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