092 A True Angel

Scarlett's POV

"Why? I can't revenge a FRIEND against a bunch of heartless bloodsuckers?" Adrian rolls his eyes like a capricious child, "The happiness of my love life is in your hand! I'm at your command, my master!"

I laugh at his Assassin's Creed tone, and he smiles with me. It's amazing to spend time with Adrian. He just has a bright energy to get laughs out of me, making me feel like no dark cloud in life matters, like light magic.

"Actually, I do want to-"

"Glad to see you up and alive so soon after the kidnapping," A knock on the door raises right before the owner of the voice opens my door.

My jaw is on the ground: "Granny?!"

Of all the people, I didn't expect to see HER here. How did she even know I was here? And most importantly, did the doctors tell her anything about the pregnancy?!

I grab Adrian's arm in panic, and instantly he understands my fear.

"I'll leave you two to some girls' talk then," Adrian grabs his suit before bowing at Granny jokingly with my test results hiding under that suit, heading to the door, "Ladies." Granny hmphs at his exaggerated act with a faux snort, keeping her cold look up until Adrian is out of the

door.

by my side, tipping

better now, just shaken up," I raise my arms

that would make Sebastian not dare to come himself, but to order my old bones

my eyebrows

he didn't "dare" to come? Sounds like he just doesn't have time to. Ava is going through a million delicate check-ups. I'm sure. "He cares-" Granny

to know about the divorce. But she saw

he ever do but not loving me?

tell you something."

"What?" I blink.

you want to know?" Granny tilts her head to search for my eyes. I don't care to know. I dare not to meet the wisdom in her eyes that could

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want him to be happy," Granny starts, and my ears burn up instantly. I close my eyes, dreadful of this conversation, I didn't want her to draw the line between us, too. She is the only family who cared for me

this "family", and that's why I wasn't really

loving tone: "...but I don't want to take

think later, I'm sure I was stunned frozen at her words, and looked

everyone who says they care about you is heartless

instantly burn my eye

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