She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

Chapter 127

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.

is a game big enough for

not stopping me this

traces. Almost like she has not lived here. To make me feel at home maybe, he even moved some of the

my taste when I was too young to see the distance in my "parents' eyes". I put my

trying to decide whether to look at my most precious memory from when I hadn't found out

my finger gently. He followed me up. I know I can upset Ava easily now, when Sebastian suddenly is hell-bent on maintaining our marriage; I know

just not the

years of hatred between us. And I'm not that helpless little girl either. I am too broken to even

Ava," I say as a statement, and going through the album, Sebastian quickly puts it

her I need to keep a distance from her, that was

and look at him: "You think bullying

He answers with

sat with me on the dinner table instead of her, and announced me as your wife in front of her. All to make

away

can't raise my voice when the sourness kicks in, "It tells me that you

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