She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

224 Divorce

"This is just going to piss Scarlett off!"

Huffing at her father, Ava rolls her eyes as they pass the dim passageway with the bidders. Not like she is willing to give in to Scarlett on the necklace, but publicly selling off the necklace to her is only a declaration of war, something her cautious father would never do. But Jack Fuller seems determined to follow through.

The auction allows masks, not that a simple mask could conceal one's identity, especially at the level of people who can afford to be here. But still, Ava has a mask on. Not only that, she's also in a sluttier dress with the back cutting all the way to her waist - to throw people off, as she says.

But Jack Fuller knows these are just Ava's ways of acting out. After the fallout with Sebastian. He knows his daughter better than anyone else, and for all the years of her playing the tamed angle for Sebastian, there is bound to be a blowout after she lost all hope of that

man.

Complying with Ava, Jack Fuller is also under a mask. Unlike his daughter's high-key feathery coquettish one, his is a simple black mask that covers half of his face.

"If that's your worry, then you would have stayed in the hospital ward five years ago," Jack Fuller says in an indifferent tone, but the coldness in his voice makes Ava turn around for a startled peek at her father.

It's her dark secret between father and daughter. Even Anna doesn't know.

her plan and cover up for her. Sure,

Is that salvation?

the past five years, the same as Scar. Maybe Sebastian failed to put her

hides her complaint in a tamed tone, letting no huffs out, "All I'm trying to do is avoid that psycho. She's the one who won't leave us in peace!" "She lost her child, Ava. Can

knew that the baby died, he knew Scar wouldn't let it go easily this time. Sure, they never loved Scar before, but he knew Scar well enough to know that no matter how mean they were to her, she wouldn't initiate harm on any of

Scar wouldn't let go. She could tolerate Ava stealing a man, but not her

in a crying tone, "She should have told us but she didn't! She kept that bastard a secret and she lost it on her own. That blood is as much on her hand as is mine! She didn't even love Sebastian anymore, and all I wanted to do

done is done," Jack Fuller sighs, as frustrated and powerless on this as Ava, "What's important right now is

him!" Ava can't help huffing when that name stomps on her nerves. Why would he fall in love with that annoying psycho who he hated just because he was forced to marry her, but won't do the same for her?! He said he would protect her for

hysterical daughter deeper into the corner, keeping his voice low, "All I need to know is,

freaking done

her mouth. She invested years of her life in that man. She married him for five years, for God's sake! She gave up att her high-quality pursuers for him, and he treated her

around as he whispers to Ava, "If you can do that, then maybe we can get back to our lives. She hates him as much as she hates you for the baby. The Vanderbilt kid failed to dig up

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