She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

248 A Deal

248 A Deal

Prepared for this question, Scar answers unnecessarily fast: "I couldn't risk anyone helping Ava to get MY Mom's necklace. That's why." Her answer dims the pleasant light in Sebastian's eyes.

"I know..." Sebastian nods slowly, hiding the disappointment in his eyes, "But you didn't have to come help because of that, did you?"

Scar snorts coldly: "I'm doing this for Granny, not you."

"Granny kicked me out of the company for what happened five years ago," Sebastian lets out a light laugh, "I'm pretty sure she would be the last one who would want you to help me right now."

Scar raises her eyebrows. She didn't think Granny would be so cruel to Sebastian, but then again, there weren't too many who could rip Sebastian's title easily.

"What did you tell her?" Scar frowns.

Scar blamed Sebastian only because he trusted the wrong person. Legally, or any other aspect speaking, he wasn't the killer five years ago. He just protected the killer was all. But Ava was never convicted, and Scar didn't think Granny would know about any of the truth. After all, nobody knows, not even her.

Sebastian gazes into her eyes, and seeing Scar dodging him, he sighs very lightly: "I told her I failed to protect my wife, AND I failed my promise to the little girl I saved, too."

at me like that," Scar snorts coldly, "You know well enough who that ring

He thought it was because there was never a good timing, but later he realized, it was because he couldn't see that girl in Ava. He accepted that the perfect girl could only exist in his memory when he decided not to give the ring to Ava, and he decided to give up Ava when he walked

was when he sold his ring,

why he wanted to get back his ring. He has been looking for the ring ever since Scar told him the truth

the ring box lying in his chest pocket, Sebastian doesn't know when, or if he could ever tell all these to Scar. Even if Scar doesn't have the episodes to worry about, he probably still couldn't

him, and he wasted every one of

her, to give her what she wants. He dares

Scar frowns at the guilt raised in her chest, which turns her tone cold, "You don't have the right to look hurtful about

my ring in the first place,

pay whatever the price it takes to get it back. You have every right to do what you did in that auction, He takes the card, savoring it slowly before he hands it to Scar, "I have got some trouble,

nothing I can't handle.on't

I

have to do this."

almost snapped

feeling that he wasn't talking about the ring, but the girl he saved. But she pretends it WAS about the ring because

be a weight on my

all the reason?" Sebastian comes closer, gazing into her