She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

Chapter 8

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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.”

shred of love in your heart for me, that even though

to

you to fucking stop talking to her Jack Fuller charges at me again, like an

surprise,

this is about, you can use your words instead

perfect prince charming. Even for a despicable me, he will stand up for. If he didn’t save me that

What a mistake.

me, Jack shouts at me through Sebastian, “Don’t you have no

I used to believe I let out a laugh, mocking the naive,

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bursts into a horrified cry, and Jack dashes over to take her into his

me with detest in his eyes. “I’m the one

anymore, Sebastian.

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

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

was never the damsel he

that one time, too. The next day after he saved me, he

him as my salvation was just another lie

impatient the next second, dragging me to

the door, and I watch Sebastian pull his hand