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.

staring at him as if seeing him for the first time. Lilith, too. Damian Vanderbilt exchanges a look with Oliver Scott, who

speaker. Apparently Jack Fuller

anger in his

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

What?!

at Ava's dad...for me? Since when did he stop being blind

makes her my WIFE. I have warned you about this last time," Sebastian is not done with Jack Fuller, "I used to wonder why Scar was so reluctant to help Ava, but if

off with almost a modest tone: "You are the one

deeply. I can feel his body stiffen up, and

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He lets me

can't summon her so long as I'm here," In

out a

for the help. We can arrange the

there," He

surprised glance at Damian Vanderbilt. I was wondering how Jack Fuller would talked to Sebastian this way 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