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.

side, tipping my chin up for a closer

I raise my arms to show her,

that would make Sebastian not dare to come himself, but to order my old bones around just to take a look

my eyebrows

way to Aurora's apartment for a fight, but 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 starts and

didn't want her to know about the divorce. But she saw through us. Now? Now I

not loving me?

wants me to tell

"What?" I blink.

I don't care to know. I dare not to meet

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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

that's why I wasn't really pushing Sebastian on the

chin with a sad but loving tone: "...but I don't want to take sides between

sure I was stunned frozen at

you. Not everyone who says they care about you is heartless and lying, but I guess you have met your share of scums like

burn my

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