She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

087 His Confession

Scarlett's POV

I don't know how long I slept, but I felt much better when the bright twilight

woke me up.

The ward is empty. No doctor, no nurse....

No Adrian.

I guess the baby did his job alright.

Warning myself that it's stupid to weep over something I never had, I slip down the hard, tiny bed and walk toward the window. The breeze at the end of the fall is no longer warm. It's chill.

I wanted the baby thing to get me out of the awkward talk, so why am I feeling so low?

Anyone in the right mind getting to know that the girl they met a week ago won't stay around in the hope of any romantic whatsoever. He did the right thing. Actually, I wanted him to make this choice.

I don't know how to love again.

I can heal, but I'm

I gave all that to Sebastian, and it's not fair to Adrian if I were to try things with him when I know I can't give him the same thing. I just...really

throw himself after me when I was in danger; I wanted a man who would take my side with no condition, and protect

guess that's wrong, cause Sebastian doesn't

the

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a pure joy of life that one would feel after a near-death experience, but I suddenly find myself so drained that I barely want to go on. I got out of danger, only to

as he opens the door, only to freeze when he sees me by the window, "You-? You are up

I open my mouth but utter no word. One more word

and the next second several men file into the room, each with a huge bouquet in

of the bouquets is rose, decorated with lilies, my favorite. The annoying smell of disinfectant is replaced by a soothing fragrant, tickling a deep corner of my memory, as if I was once in

what I think

throat, and adjusts his tie - his tie?? Was he wearing a tie before? He sorts his suits out with one hand behind his back, his back stiff straight and his look a bit nervous, like the cute, clumsy, spellbound Mr.

answer.

here for? To pop THE

a step back, a million thoughts screaming in my mind, making

I'm standing

I don't even have an answer. And besides, I'm really