She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

103 Grew Up With Love Scarlett's

POV

"Are you sure you are okay? You can cry if you want to Adrian asked for the third time I got back into his car. I told him he didn't have to wait for me, but he was still where he parked when I came out, just as surprised as I was when he saw me.

I'm not that sad. Not like when I found out about the truth of my "family", about how each one of them betraded me and wanted to cut things off me. They bought my life for their beloved daughter, what's so wrong in that?

I'm actually happy now that their daughter is finally cured. They don't need me anymore.

"Ava is perfectly okay now. Her status is stable," I tell Adrian, feeling a long-lost lightness, "Maybe they won't even chase after me if I were to tell them that I'm leaving."

"She's cured only by exploiting you!" Adrian rolls his eyes, complaining resentfully

"I mean, to think about it, they paid for my life and my education, I would have dealt with them if they straight up told me that the condition would be providing her my blood and bone marrow, or more, your know?" I'm surprised at how my whole life is such a big joke, yet I'm able to laugh at it, genuinely, "For an orphan who might not have a decent future, don't you think I also got a lot out of it?"

"If they no longer need your blood, then you don't have to leave in such a hurry," Adrian suggests with a cautious tone, "You have friends here, and a job, need I remind you?"

seat, laughing with him, "From one to ten, how much did your misplaced affection play in that

to know."

shoots me a plaintive glare, but infected by my good mood, he laughs in the

on the shoulder, rolling my eyes to the sky. He puts on a painful look, umbling something about that only

torn flight tickets with Aurora not so long ago. That time even the bright sun

Even the

for me on the other side of a few-hour-long flight! I have got my freedom, AND got the

and ever, love. It wasn't the best one, but it started with me being saved. I'm glad I grew up with love in my chest, and maybe one day, I could

your hard?" I ask, suddenly noticed a cut on the joints

briefly with an indifferent glance,

+25 BONUS

if I told

I'm leaving, which would be easier for him to shake off the "phantom

before bursting into laughter, "Just

I roll my eyes.