She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

097 His City

Scarlett's POV

"North Dakota?" Adrian shoots over a surprised look, asking as we head to the parking lot, "That's far from here. How did know your real parents are there?"

The doctor was Adrian's acquaintance, and at his promise, we left the doctor's office feeling safe about my secret. I feel bad about hiding this from Sebastian, but before I'm sure I can protect my baby from them, I can't risk letting any of my "family" know about the baby. Adrain is the third of the only three people that I can trust my secret with.

I briefly explained to him about my situation and how Jack Fuller always managed to find me in my earlier attempts to run away from "home".

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It started with the time when Sebastian found me in the woods. I just made my first "friend" at that time, and he promised he could help me run away if "you hate your home that much". He led me Into the woods and after a few turns he left me there alone. I didn't know how to get out, and I didn't know how to get

back home either.

Ava's "first mate" in bullying people, Ethan Turner. They laughed at me together about how stupid I was to think I

system is on their side. But once I graduated, they won't help Jack Fuller on searching for me. Besides, I would be able to get a job. I had it all planned out, and that was why I got

plan died at Sebastian's

the point being, I have to go if they summon me," I tell Adrian, waving my phone briefly, Especially if I

whole army trained to catch me, besides, he got Sebastian, his powerful soon-to-be-son- In-law. But with Adrian on my side, I might have a chance. I need to keep everything low-key, and disappear on them when they would least expect it. Adrian pushes the buttons in the elevator in silence, thinking. The air in the small cube freezes in

silence.

a long breath, his pretty eyebrows furrowing together, "That's like... the other side of the world...how did he even apply for such an adoption

had a slip of the tongue once, the time when she 'accidentally told me that I was adopted. She said I was a bastard HER dad brought back from a trip to

Wait, she told you that you were adopted???" Adrian raises his eyebrows in shock, That's- so fucking messed up and so much

not sure how much

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to look into. Jack Fuller doesn't even it me touch my adopted

motive to lure me out of the city, unless that's information she registered as true in her brain, and it just slipped out. "Can you..." Adrian hesitate. "Maybe stay for a while longer?