She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

171 Keeping Me Sane

Damian's POV

"What's going on?" Oliver frowns in the direction of the bar.

He has been staring in that direction ever since Scarlett Fuller left. He said he was into her, but I thought he was joking. I mean, they barely knew each other. Even if he is interested in her, it can only be so shallow.

"Nothing is going on, it's a bar and she is an adult," I tease him, "If you really are worried about her, maybe you should help me figuring out why she's afriad of me."

I wouldn't want such a random problem getting in the way of me getting to know her. I mean, she's likely a Vanderbilt.

"Maybe because you have been cold to her," Oliver glares at me, "I mean, what's that about? I would have doubted if you loved Alice if I didn't know better." Am I cold to her?

I mean, except for the first time when I thought she bullied my Alice. I guess I haven't been exactly friendly to her, but it's because I didn't want to rush into anything. "You never accused me of being cold to Ava. Why?" I ask Oliver curiously, "I treats them in the same way."

"Ava is too smart to leave a conversation cold with any man who she deems valuable," Oliver snorts condesendingly at me, "I can't believe you are blind to that."

I frown, trying to think.

but Ava Fuller has been more than friendly to me, when Scarlett Fuller treats me as a stranger, if not less. She wants to put distance between us, for some

anyone knows her true color, it's me," Oliver smirks at me, "I had a crush on her too when we just met, and she was the sweetest girl until she learned about my parents." Then he adds: "Yeah, it was that obvious. She spends

gross taste in

she is a gold digger but...at this moment, I don't know what's worse to forever condolence the image of a perfect daughter, or getting her back only to see

a woman like Ava

""Sebastian!"

Fuller dashes out of the crowd, throwing herself onto the table and shouting

left right after you did," I taunt her, and instantly Oliver nudges me. Ohh. It's things like

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that look exactly like Mom. That thought turns my tone soft

"Lilith is in trouble! She's your pet, no? You have to

noise! I pull Scarlett up and dash in the direction she came. She stumbles beside

moment I push it to the front line, I watch a guy landing his foot on Lilith's back, and his kick makes her fly away. I dash over and catch her, just in time to catch the fist of the guy thrown after her before I twist his arm