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.

just grips the door frame

this time, no matter what," I tell him frankly with coldness that I didn't even know

MY baby. Not ours. Even if he still wants to be part of the baby's life, I have to accpet

is a crucial time. I can't risk anything,

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

say that now. It takes all my will power to not shake my head in disappointment at his words. You also said you weren't a doctor and you would choose me over her. Look at

not like I don't

her? You can't give her blood. I can. You can't cure her. The doctors can. She wants you there only because she wants you, and you

you are

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

"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.

pleading for. I don't even know if

marriage to not

aches, too. I was saved by this man, I fell in love with this man and I married this man. As

much as

don't enjoy his pain, and I don't want to tear his

open.

I have been refusing to let go. She is the one initiating this fight, but I