She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

186 The Most Comfort

Scarlett's POV

"I'm sorry..." Sebastian grabs the frame of our door, so hard his fingers turn white. "I-- I..."

He stutters for long, but no words come out.

What COULD he say? Hours. Only a few HOURS after he told her no, he is on his way to see her, in the middle of the night.

Because Ava cut her own wrist.

"I...I won't do anything inappropriate with her. I just..." With utter struggle in his eyes, Sebastian explains, to me, or to himself, "I mean, you can come along if you--"

I cock my eyebrows and he instantly adds: "I'm sorry! I don't mean that, I'm not asking you to come and help her! I swear!"

I sigh. Only a few hours ago, I thought we could start over. I thought if Sebastian would take my side against Ava, then maybe we do have a chance at holding together a family. I was wrong. So long as Ava exists in his heart, she could drill a hole in our family no matter how generous I be.

"I want to believe you, but what would you do if she really is dying of blood loss?" I look at him, hearing only dead disappointment in my voice. It's the sound of all the hope of building a family with this man dying.

He just grips the door

will NOT help her this time, no matter what," I tell him frankly with coldness that I didn't even know I could manage, "I won't let her harm my baby

baby. Not ours. Even if he still wants to be part of the baby's life, I have to accpet the fact that the baby has only me to count on when it

a crucial time. I can't risk anything, not to mention a huge amount of blood

my baby, too. I will find some other way to help

now. It takes all my will power to not shake my head in disappointment at his words. You also said you weren't

I don't

a life at stake, but what can you do by being there with her? You can't give her blood. I can. You can't cure her. The doctors can. She wants you

are still

I say calmly. In case her "deep cut" heals before you can make it. I don't believe Ava would really hurt herself, not even for Sebastian. She loves herself more

grunts, his voice shaking as if he is in huge pain, "This is all my fault. I know. I gave her false hope and I didn't deal with her in the right way. I'm sorry. I will make it up

he is pleading for. I don't

our marriage to not die under Ava's savage

I fell in love with this man and I married this man. As as I'm hurt and

much as

I don't enjoy his pain, and I

open.

one at fault. Ava has been pulling Sebastian to her side, and I have been refusing to let go. She is the one initiating this fight, but I played a part in tearing him up. If I had let go sooner, maybe this