She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

Chapter 16

016 Gabriel’s Trial

Scarlett’s POV

“What?” I shouldn’t have, but I laughed out loud.

Even for Ava, it’s a hit too dramatic.

“You, want, her, dead,” Gabriel says with a stone–cold voice. He is actually serious. His gang shoots. the disdain looks as if among them, a group of bullies, I’m the most wicked.

“Did Ava mention that the last time I saw her was in her dear daddy’s study? With her daddy, mummy, and her Romeo all around her?”

“So?” Gabriel is not laughing, nor getting my implication.

“So?” I cock my eyebrow, knowing if I roll my eyes right now I would definitely piss him off so I dare not, So how do you even imagine that I could even lay a finger on her with her army protecting her?”

“You didn’t lay a finger on her?” Gabriel stands up and walks to me in a dangerous stride, his tone getting meaner and colder, “Sure, not A finger. You left a fucking handprint on her forearm!”

I frown. I did try to grab her arm, but I barely even closed my grip before Sebastian pushed me down onto the floor. How the hell did I leave anything on her arm?!

“She was trying to slap me so I grabbed her arm,” I try to explain, knowing if Ava really was “hurt“, then today I won’t be able to leave in one piece, “and Sebastian pushed me away before I could even-

I gasp as Gabriel pours his drink down my head.

and this move saved

I sit on the floor, dare not to stand up. He doesn’t like it when I fight back for myself.

can’t win.

heart pumping fast in my chest. What’s Aurora doing?! She would drop everything if she saw

“Stand up,” Gabriel orders.

if he tried to get physical? Do I have a chance? But if I don’t…he

phone and points its

Gabriel’s tone gets grumpier, “don’t be scared, little

slowly. I have been apologizing to Ava for “bullying her” all my life. I don’t care if I have to do it again to protect

his camera himself first, he continues, “You broke a vase in Dad’s study, leaving shards

016 Gabriel’s Trial

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see where

is true,” I answer as how

to Mom, then to Ava, trying to get her into a fight with you, do

want a fight with Ava. Admitting that would only add more items to my crime list. But I

“No, I don’t object.”

you aware that even just a small cut on her finger could endanger Ava’s life?” Gabriel enjoys his game.

small cut won’t make her bleed to

looks up from his phone, staring at me with

aware,” I change