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.

birds act somewhere else?" Adrian's cold voice whitens 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 on my arms. I seriously don't know how Sebastian can put

Dunn!" Ava stomps her foot, angrily but elegantly, like a peevish little

stupid or blind enough to buy your gross acting," Adrian pulls me into his arms, and rubs my shoulder when he feels my freezing cold skin. His warm action does

taking my side, but the secondhand embarrassment is too much

water.

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082 Miss Serpent

have never seen any man being so mean and

shoulder, but gripping the folder in his hand tight, he doesn't make a

turn cold when she glares at Adrian, realizing he is. not her prey, but she manages to keep up her manner for

showed intimacy with other people's husband," I remind her coldly, "I'd hardly call that victim.

head at Sebastian with wronged tears twirling in her eyes. That's how

was my fault," To all of our surprise, Sebastian doesn't fight for her, but says with a heavy tone, he doesn't look at

never acted on it for real,

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