She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

Chapter 21

021 Innocent Ava

Sebastian’s POV

I have never seen Scar so happy with her laughter reaching her eyes….when she left with her friends.

She never laughs with me, she just smiles at me- she used to smile at me, but not anymore. Not for months. But even before when she did, it was different from the laugh she had with her friends. Her smile at me was always timid and restrained, like a puppy scared of being hurt, but also desperately flatters people for food.

She wasn’t happy with me. I made sure of that.

I thought I was just “not loving” her. I didn’t. I don’t! And because of that, I never cared if I was hurting her. She forced my hand, and I used that to justify everything.

The past three days were really rough for me.

I couldn’t stop thinking about Scar’s accusation, of how horribly we have been treating her. I felt sick of myself every time I think of the phrase “blood vessel“. I kept searching in my memory for clues to justify my actions. Maybe she deserved it, maybe she brought that to herself, maybe things didn’t have to be that

way.

I couldn’t find any.

purpose. Even the “paper cut accident” was just an accident. She wanted everyone’s

She was the healthy one, so of course she was jealous of Ava

We just decided by

Now she did.

wants our attention.

today when I forced her to look at me, she

no longer

I want that! But why does it sting so much, when all she did was to stop paying her attention to me? Is this how she feels this whole time? Existing, but

quickly clear the space for us. I look at

mean to Scar?” I blurt at

eyebrows, having a

021 Innocent Ava

It was a question I didn’t

I try to explain, “so why

blackmailed me. But she never did anything to Gabriel, not

you think?! She hates us!” Gabriel exclaims as if I missed something obvious.

was adopted! You know, not linked by blood. Bound to happen. Though

hate the family that put a roof over her

dare not follow that string