She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

Scarlett's POV "Hmm..."

I mean, nice gesture but, it's what a husband does for his wife when they actually live together. We don't.

Hesitating at his hand, I'm a bit daunted in the face, not sure how to refuse without being too hostile. I don't want to make him my enemy anymore. It's tiring hating a person. But I don't know how to be friendly without giving him false hope. We can't go back.

"I'm here bearing gifts," He pulls out two files from behind his back like they are secret flowers, "Take my hand and they are yours. I know for sure that you don't want to miss at least one of them."

The divorce papers? I almost blurt that, but I swallow them. It's too mean.

"What is it?" I demand before taking his hand. He cocks an eyebrow, looking slightly surprised as he laughs: "I thought you would ask if they are our divorce papers."

It would be a good joke if his smile was not bitter.

"It's the divorce papers of your parents," He sighs as if a bit disappointed that I didn't say the mean things we both thought I would say, "Want it?"

I have no idea how he found these. Even Adrian didn't pull it off. I take his hand, and his smile brightens a bit as he pulls me out of my chair. Evilly, he doesn't step back, making me almost pasted against him. But before I protest, he turns my arms behind my back and locks them together with the files, then he lands a kiss on my forehead. Gentle and polite, nothing crossing the line.

each other too

to cover them. His trap is sweet, but also

we both made a lethal mistake, and we missed our time.

the other one?" I keep my eyes on the files, pretending to read when my brain is

my hair with his fingertips gently,

giving me a thirty

I frown, looking up.

He says before I can protest, "if you still

is giving me money in exchange for the divorce, but somehow he put it in a way as if both of them are

papers??? Is he really not planning

me at the airport," I sigh. He might have done it the wrong way for the wrong

house."

to upset Ava and it's done. I no longer feel the need to hold the divorce papers as a tool for revenge. If he weren't this obsessed with

I roll my

me, "I'm just happy that we can talk again. Shall we clear the way for them so we can