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.

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

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

His warm action does not reduce the coldness in his voice as he keeps on at Ava, "I'll be sure to let the chief know about your part

enjoying Adrian taking my side, but the secondhand embarrassment is too much to

water.

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man being so

rubbing my shoulder, but gripping the folder in his hand tight,

Adrian, realizing he is. not her prey, but she manages to keep up her manner for Sebastian, "I'm

other people's husband," I remind her coldly, "I'd hardly call that

head at Sebastian with wronged tears twirling in her

Sebastian doesn't fight for her, but says with a heavy

honor our marriage to my best, and I was wrong. I never acted on it for real, if that makes