She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

Chapter 24

024 Secret From Five Years Ago

Scarlett’s POV

“Ewww! That’s the truth???” Aurora exclaims, “You SLEPT with him?! Seriously?

After running into Gabriel at Nightingale, we couldn’t stay there. Instead, we found a small, random bar down the street. A quiet, cozy small place, perfect for girls‘ talk.

Lilith closes her eyes with a desperate look, dying under Aurora’s judgy looks, “Accidently, okay? The key word is accident!”

Now that makes sense. Lilith used to be the one handling most of my “code reds“. I can’t imagine two enemies just suddenly fall in love. But then again, Gabriel looked deeply in love though…

“But Gabriel?!” Aurora takes a deep breath to calm herself, only to burst out again, “It’s…Gabriel!”

Lilith looks just as devastated as Aurora.

“When was that?” I ask. If it’s recent, then we might need to buy another set of pregnant tests. A baby not born out of love is the last thing we want…again.

Lilith glances at me before darting her eyes off to her glass.

“What?” Aurora and I exchange a confused look.

bites her lips, struggling, “…right

are clear of the

Aurora bursts out again, rolling her eyes, “Why why, why?! I know you were upset about–that thing, we all are, but why lashing out in

up to see him?!” Lilith rubs

me again, and then looks away

What’s “that thing“?!

secrets now? Excluding me?” I sneer at them with

my joke. They exchange

five years, we just slip back into our old times like before. We can tease, joke, TALK with each other. I finally feel heard, being my true self and being accepted, knowing that

we wanted to hide it from you…” Aurora starts, and Lilith grabs her arm, in

they trying to get me more curious

fine, I don’t have to know,” I scooch into Lilith, asking the

her

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me a lot if I

hair messier, “If that’s your only clue then it doesn’t mean anything, because that dumb ass

kill him afterward,” I make a face with Aurora, “that says a

not a monster, okay?! Besides…I think I was the one dragging him into

super against it. I just feel like she deserves someone better. Gabriel has a queen already, AKA, Ava. He puts his

what it feels like now, to have the man you love keeping another woman at a higher position in his heart over you,