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.

grips the door frame

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 in

of the baby's life, I have to accpet the

time. I can't risk anything, not to mention

in haste, "It's my baby, too. I will find some other way to help even if

power to not shake my head in disappointment at his words. You also said you weren't a doctor and

I don't

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

are still

heals before you can make it. I don't believe Ava would really hurt herself, not even for Sebastian. She loves herself

my fault. I know. I gave her false hope and I didn't deal with her

don't know what he is pleading for. I don't even know

is pleading for our marriage to not

I fell in love with this

much as

don't enjoy his pain, and I

open.

to her side, and I have been refusing to let go. She is the one initiating this

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