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.

eyes on Sebastian, and he nails his on me. I leave. Love is a game

stopping

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 the

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

decide whether to look at my most precious memory from when I hadn't found out the true color of my family, or

know I can upset Ava easily now, when Sebastian suddenly is hell-bent on maintaining our marriage;

just

years of hatred between us. And I'm not that

going through the album,

need to keep a distance from her, that

turn around and look at him: "You think bullying

He answers with

room, you sat with me on the dinner

right things to do," Sebastian finally puts away that innocent smile, "I can see that you are not

in, "It tells me that you knew exactly what you were doing to me when you sat next to her

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