She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

Chapter 8

008 Dragon Blood

Scarlett’s POV

Sitting on the cold floor, I realize I made my judgment too early.

I thought my life used to be a living hell. How wrong was I. Though everyone treated me horribly, never did they lay a finger on me.ter all, I was the precious blood vessel for the fragile Ava. They couldn’t afford to lose me.

But not anymore.

I palm my face, looking up slowly at the man I once called father, only to realize the coldness in his eyes: I’m still the blood vessel, just not “precious” anymore. I’m now a nice to have.

After all, Ava is all but healed now.

They won’t toss me away because I might still have value What do they have to lose if I don’t get my chance of a normal life?

For that slight “might“, I can’t have my freedom. I’m not allowed to leave the city and have my own They don’t care if my heart would be broken a million times every day here, seeing Sebastian with They don’t care that I might also need love, from somewhere, anywhere

And they can afford to physically hurt me now.

I dart my disbelieving eyes to “Mom“, to the woman that I once thought might have spared just a little love in her heart for me even though most of it is reserved for her beloved real daughter

She won’t look at me. She just covers her face with her palm and sobs, just like every time when Jack forced me to give blood to Ava to the point that I would faint

“Mom, please, answer me.”

a shred of love in your heart for me, that even though you need my blood for your beloved daughter, you also wanted

lie to me

to her Jack Fuller charges

my surprise,

beer belly, “Whatever this is about, you can use your words instead of

He is the perfect prince charming. Even for a despicable me, he will stand up for. If he didn’t save me that time, then I wouldn’t

What a mistake.

could you hurt your mom like this? Can’t get to me, Jack shouts at me through Sebastian, “Don’t you have no shame, you ungrateful brat! She loves you and you are hurting

let out a

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cry, and Jack dashes over to take her into

out for me with detest in his eyes.

home anymore, Sebastian. I

home now. I ner had one. And today, I lost the last person in the family I

condescending offer, like the knight in his shining armor saving a damsel in

damsel he wanted to

The next day after he saved me, he became best friends with

just another lie I have been

sit there forever?” He gets impatient the next second, dragging

and I watch Sebastian pull his hand back like I have