She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

173 You Gave Her Hope

Scarlett's POV

"Ava, is that you?"

Sebastian asks and I look away. I wouldn't look too good if I saw the pain and care on his face.

"Sebastian, I'm scared..." Ava begs in a crying tone.

"It will be fine," He comforts her patiently, "Can you give the phone to your dad? I need to talk to him, alone."

A short moment of silence before Jack Fuller's voice comes through again: "I'm here."

"I don't want Ava to hear this," Sebastian insists, waiting.

I don't want to wait anymore. I have waited for him long enough. I turn and leave, but he grabs my forearm and pulls me back to him. Bumped into him, I cover my mouth just to not make a sound when the damn phone is right in front of me-

"She can't hear you," Jack Fuller answers calmly.

"Good," Sebastian nods slightly, "Sounds like Ava is not dying of blood loss, so what are you requiring Scar's presence for?"

Dead silence.

shoot my head up in shock, staring at him as if seeing him for the first time.

phone, magnified by the speaker. Apparently Jack Fuller just closed a door. To leave a room? Guess he wasn't alone after

in his voice, "I'm

necessary'?" Sebastian's voice now shows real anger, more than before with its icy aura, "You shouldn't have lied for her, but I said what I said just in case you did, because my original question was, What are you requiring

What?!

speechless. Is this the same Sebastian I knew? Yelling at Ava's dad...for me? Since when did he stop

Scar was so reluctant to help Ava, but if I was demanded of my blood by four bodyguards who were allowed to

him off with almost a modest tone:

Sebastian deeply. I can feel his body stiffen up, and I

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You Gave Her

lets me

so long as I'm here," In the end, Sebastian

lets out a cold

Vanderbilt, thanks for the help.

there," He answers

when he never dared to. Now I know. He found himself a more powerful lord. He saw Sebastian as his rich son-in-law in grasp, and he would never risk his chance at catching