She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

142 The Venderbilt's Heir Scarlett's POV

I have never seen him sad like this. Before when I have a fight with him for Ava, he usually just snorts coldly, or brushes it off. Never did he care so much that his whole voice was spilling out pain. His pain stings me.

"Yes, very!" I say in a vicious tone, glaring back at him, "I'm sorry if you said that in exchange for a dead marriage, but you shouldn't have done it if you think it's not worth it!"

"I didn't say that," Sebastian sighs, his voice tired and low, "I know I need to keep a distance from her, I just didn't want to do it in a cruel way..."

"I told you I stayed for blood, and I told you I tore the divorce papers just to torture your precious," I feel my blood boiling in a cold fire, "I don't care if you stay her knight in shining armor, just don't come and ask me to join you! If you are putting her above every and any of your things, that's your choice!"

Not mine, and certainly not my baby's!

For a moment I really thought I could trust him with our baby. I guess I was too naive.

He pushes a hand on the wall by my ear, his hand grabbing me is trembling in pain and restraint. He looks into my eyes as if desperately looking for the perfect wife he knew I was.

I was. I'm not anymore.

"I know you hate me, and you have every right," He lowers his eyes first in our standoff, sighing, "I will pay for what I have done in any way you see fit. I-"

my hand and leaves, a sullen and disappointed look on his face. I don't need to live up to his standard, and guard his princess with him like some stupid servent!

my grumping tone, "Pack your bags, we

this shithole!"

+25 BONUS

"What about the necklace? You don't

Fuller won't let me have it, unless I blow everything up. If he wanted to destroy it, he would have years ago. I'm fed up living with them

""Daddy is home!"

catches my attention. She was crying on the sofa with her friends around her. Sebastian is not by her side. I look down, and Ava is looking up right at me at the same time, her eyes glittering with the

are leaving tonight," I tell Lucas as I turn and head downstairs instead. Even if Ava tells on me, she has no evidence that

cries as she throws herself into Jack Fuller. Even before she could fully turn around she points in my direction and cries, "Daddy,

over and stands in front of me. I thought he left, after that ugly talk. Ava pauses at Sebastian's move, so shocked that the pitiful mask she puts on for Jack Fuller

looking at the men who followed Jack Fuller into the room. One is Gabriel, and the other is someone I never thought

mysterious guy who saved Lilith at Granny's

is staring

Sebastian: "Ohh, let me introduce you! Damian, this is Sebastian Knight, CEO of the Z House, and

of nowhere: