She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

082 Miss Serpent

Scarlett's POV

Just great. I guess I have to meet with everyone I hate before I can get some peace.

Panting in a cold sweat, my sight is gradually coming back. But seeing Ava clearly with her hanging on Sebastian's arm, I'd rather I had just blacked out.

"What are you doing here? Go back to your stretcher," Sebastian frowns at Ava, worrisome pouring out of his eyes.

"I was worried about you..." Ava puts on a wronged, innocent tone, murmuring, "I heard shouting...are you okay?"

Now that her arms stopped bleeding, the queen of acting is back, too. I have never seen Ava lose her cool in front of Sebastian like that when the knife cut her, but what impresses me the most is how she can put her act back on as if that didn't happen. Nothing matters to her more than her fragile life, yet Sebastian would take her words when she shouted she never wanted my blood.

guess she can do so because it can trick Sebastian.

You can't wake up someone who fakes to be asleep.

Ava's face. He grins at her reaction evilly before turning to me with just a greasy voice, mimicking Ava as he hands me a cup: "Have some water, you poor little thing." I almost burst into laughter. Goosebumps

foot, angrily but elegantly, like a peevish little girl. The academy

and rubs my shoulder when he feels my freezing cold skin. His warm action does

side, but the secondhand embarrassment is too much to take, and I have to lower my head and take

water.

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+25 BONUS

082 Miss Serpent

have never seen any man being so mean and

on Adrian's hand that's rubbing my shoulder, but gripping the folder in his hand

he is. not her prey, but she manages to keep up

husband," I remind her coldly, "I'd

twirling in her eyes. That's how she demands punishments on me

our surprise, Sebastian doesn't fight for her, but says with a heavy tone, he doesn't look at Ava, but looks at

to my best, and I was wrong. I never acted on it for real, if that makes any difference to