She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

127 Lashing Out

Scarlett's POV

"No, thanks," Noticing Ava's stare I add, "I have to go and guard my plunder."

Jack Fuller left the table when Ava teared up at her prince gulping in sweat. Anna Fuller sat through the dinner with us, mostly out of manner before she left the moment she was allowed to.

But not Ava. She stayed, and apparently, she had words for him, too.

It's been a long day, and I need to make sure I have a bed to sleep in for the night. I wouldn't be too surprised if Ava bought Alfred to mess up the room instead of cleaning.

"I'll walk you to your room then," He offers jokefully, adding before I could say no, "Or you'd rather talk about our deal here?"

"Seb..." Ava murmurs timidly as she approaches.

I swing off his hand, looking at him coldly to wait for his decision. I know what his decision would be. Ava knows too. The only one who doesn't seem to know is him.

and he nails his on me. I leave. Love is a game big enough for only two, and I

is not stopping me this

a good job with Ava's room. He cleaned out all her traces. Almost like she has not lived here. To make me feel at home maybe, he even moved some of

I was too young to see the distance in my

precious memory from when I hadn't found out the true

easily now, when Sebastian suddenly is hell-bent on maintaining our marriage; I know if I so much just nod, I can have the man I have wanted for years,

it's just not

is not the boy who saved me anymore. There is ten years of hatred between us. And I'm not that helpless little girl either. I am too broken to

and going through the album, Sebastian quickly puts it down

need to keep

and look at him: "You think bullying her makes me

it not?" He

you are here? Sebastian Knight? You indulged me in wracking her room, you sat with me on the dinner table instead of her, and announced me as your wife in front of her. All to

to do," Sebastian finally puts away that innocent smile, "I can

me!" I can't raise my voice when the sourness kicks in, "It tells me that you knew exactly what you were doing to me when you sat next to her on *25