She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

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Scarlett's POV

I slept in the bedroom I had slept in for the past five years.

Alone, but it already gives me a long-lost peace. Sebastian kept his promise and gave our house all to myself. I woke up to my routine in my own house, to a refreshing mood that nothing could have ruined.

Until I remembered, Ava's birthday was in three days.

Her birthday parties had been one of the fanciest events in the city every year, with all kinds of celebrities attending. Sure she has been raising as a young actress - her roles bought or earned aside - but these people are far beyond the league she could befriend. They are not here for her, nor for the second teir last name, Fuller.

They are here because Sebastian has been the star of her birthday party for as long as I can remember.

He didn't participate in the planning this year. His name has been far away from her birthday party, even from the guest lists. This sends an abnormal message, and a lot of important people has been holding off a reply on the invitation because of this. Hence today's front page story-

Tear of the Ocean Queen resurfaced! Or, Tear of Queen Vanderbilt!!!

he was trying to keep them away from me, which is why the first time I see this story was at the shooting scene, with everyone giving

Ava, with my mom's necklace shining on her chest. Seemingly taken without

like she found herself a

not expecting that harsh a line from someone who knows their way in the entertainment business. Sebastian's name has carried Ava a long way, but he wasn't her only card. "Who knows," I shrug. This time it just might be the target that found Ava instead, judging by

Vanderbilt's attitude.

real sister is. I mean, I don't even share the same eye color or hair color with Ava, and I think that's pretty hard evidence already. "You should go to her party this year, with YOUR husband in your arm!" She wrinkles her nose, only to make a face in my surprised look, "Sorry, I sort of heard

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him is not why he doesn't seem to realize that I was his sister; but that he hasn't made a move on me. If he wanted to eliminate his competition, then

now.

He did neither.

of Mrs. Knight is

hint it to him that I have no interest at his inheritance, so that we can be at peace while keeping this secret hidden for the rest of our