She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

098 Room To Breath

Scarlett's POV

Is there a kinder soul in this world? I look at Adrian, envying Aurora secretly because she is being loved by such a good person.

But I can't. "I want to be your friend, Adrian Dunn," I shake my head, feeling pity in my chest, "So I can't be such a burden to you. You understand, don't you?" Adrian looks at me plaintively. He understands, I know Talking to him has been so easy

"You are insulting me by implying that it takes a lot of me to protect just one girl," Adrian says half- jokingly, "I can't protect you well if you leave, especially to a place that far away. But here I can promise that they can't get another drop of blood of yours if you don't want them to."

That's really sweet and generous, but I can't put such a weight on Adrian. I feel guilty enough taking so much of his help as it is. Out of a misunderstanding no less. It's not right.

"I can take care of myself now," I say as Adrian holds out his arm to block the elevator door for me. He definitely did that on purpose! I laugh at him, "Including holding my own door!"

"Exactly," Adrian laughs with me, "I know you can, but it doesn't mean I can't do that for a lady, right?"

not well enough. I don't

and he pulls it open for me, his eyes

can give me a good solution, because I surely don't have one, "The last time Ava went to the

was the third year I married Sebastian. Just a small thing with only him, Aurora, and a few other of my friends. I told her to leave, and Sebastian told me he would leave with Ava. So I let her stay. Later she dragged me into a room and cut her own finger with a magazine, laughing at

one piece of dark memories of her

out of me that day," I

me is so horrifying. The powerless, the

ruined, and Sebastian stayed in the hospital with her that night when I almost fainted at home all alone. I dare not to, because I don't know if anyone could find me before I die. The

first birthday I spent with Sebastian, and

shock, angry as he grunts: "You had every right

his life is.

098 Room To Breath

But not for me.

as I look up so the tears won't fall. The low, dark ceiling of the parking lot looks exactly like that day, a day when my whole world