She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

091 Up And Alive Scarlett's

POV

Ava likes collecting men, I knew that. But to show her intention so obviously for her target to tell was not her style. She likes to play ambiguous. After all, she was "Sebastian's girl", that's a title she would never let go of.

"May 21st..." I mumble, that was the day when Ava was thrown out by Granny, "Was that before or after Granny threw her out? Do you remember?"

"Ohhh... I went to her when the news of your wedding came out, so definitely after," Adrian nods, rolling his eyes, "I guess that explains it. I was shocked how she would flirt with me when her whole heart was Sebastian's property', so I went digging." Adrian shoots me a guilty glance: "And I found out that the girl that Sebastian claimed to love was not Ava, but you."

"What?!" I open my eyes wide in shock. "How did you even find out?!"

It wasn't like there was any hard evidence to find.

"It wasn't really a finding." Adrian waves his hand indifferently, "Remember that time when Olivia hid your history book in the abandoned school building?"

I was scared of the "haunted building" as I was, and later Gabriel showed up as the devil he was, and tripped me when I was trying to run out of there. I went

your family could get lost in there, like last time." Adrian says with an apologetic tone, "I

he was that horrible

okay," I shake

really sorry, I

to talk to Ava," Adrian sighs, leaning back into his chair as if waiting for my judgment, "and I

"ohh, you wanted him to

eyes, but then he rubs his head, "But not just that...I assumed you'd know, or at least, you knew it was you who he saved. I didn't say

"That's true..."

with you again since he did once," Adrian says solemnly, "I guess I cut myself out of your life because I

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not change anything even if you had told him. You didn't do anything bad. Honest. Besides, I found out about it basically around that time anyway, and I didn't think telling him would change anything, not

totally