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.

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,

fucking 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

blame me, and I know you are scared. I just...I don't want you to be hurt

die, Liam Ryan would have done it without

know him too well. I know his thoughts with just a look

You understood that?!" Sebastian's voice raised with pleasant surprise,"

cut him off coldly. The fury in my chest burns brighter and brighter as I look at him,

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

understand that he needs to make a choice. He already made the

you failed to, is that you risked my life to gamble for hers, and

my voice down but failed at that, "You "THINK' your strategy can keep the both of us safe, but that's just a good

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

I

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

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