Chapter 18

018 Code Red

Scarlett’s POV

“For a drink,” I’shrug, leaving. I didn’t want to talk to him, but getting words out of my body finally got me to get

back in control of my shaken body.

Suddenly Sebastian grips my chin and raises my head in his direction, tilting his head at me with a frown:” You cut yourself.”

“Let go,” I push his hand with a frown, but he won’t let go.

I would be so happy before, if his attention could land on me like this. But not anymore. I don’t like him touching me at will as if I am still his belongings. I was. Not anymore.

My hand might have shakened when I pressed the bottle under my jaw. I didn’t know it would be so sharp. But he fixes my head in that position more like to force me to look at him, rather than checking my wound.

“Did you mention my wound to help, or you just want to watch me bleed to death?”

Glaring at him, I claw his wrist. He clicks his tongue as he lets go.

Taking a deep breath to calm myself, I restrain myself from rolling my eyes. But again, Sebastian raises an arm to block me when I turn to leave.

Maybe I missed the sun coming out from the west this morning.

turn to look at him for the first time this night, ready to give the fight he begs

problem?!”

Code red?” He

jaw drops to the

open my eyes wide, stattering I’m

to you?!”

pulling out my phone to check. I didn’t send it to him. But I failed to

my

to Adrian Dunn. Just great. I totally forgot that my

half of the entertainment business in his hand. If Sebastian wants to block me from making a name for myself as a “revenge” for Ava, I won’t stand a chance

level.

about that?!” I can’t fathom the image of Adrian sharing his message

sworn enemy.

before your call for help, too,”

understand Sebastian’s anger toward me

nobody in the entertainment business, unlike Sebastian and Adrain, two big shots in

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018 Code Red

scepter of the movie industry. I don’t have Jack Fuller’s resources to get Richard Hanson, nor do I have a

my first script

hard time in business. So even for a nobody like me, coming to him with a piece of big news like “divorcing the King

be long out before he could release that

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