She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

Chapter 25

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Scarlett’s POV

“I was mad at you for loving him when he was a total jerk to you, but that’s not the main reason why! couldn’t talk to you in all these years.” Lilith starts with a nervous look.

I did not see that coming. I really thought that was the reason.

“….I know a secret, sort of, of Sebastian’s, I didn’t want to tell you because it would only hurt you, but i don’t know how to face you when I know I’m keeping such a secret from you, so…”

Her blurt is baffling but I sort out a lead, somewhat-

“Okay, so what’s this big secret?”

Taking a deep breath, Lilith looks like she is preparing herself for her death sentence before she say slowly:–

“May 21st, five years ago, do you…remember?”

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day Sebastian came to me and said “he agrees to my deal for his hand.

that memory pops up in my mind. I knew he didn’t love me, I knew he only agreed to that because of Ava, but mannnnn, I was elated.

a deep brand of humiliation on all my memory

I’m fine. What about it?” I take a gulp of my lemonade, hiding the tears welling up in my eyes. I have promised myself to not cry for him

just need to

exchange a worried

don’t need to know,” Lilith starts, “It’s doesn’t matter now,

I cut her off, “I don’t care about him or his

when the word “lost” left me,

first poke. It’s like I was back to the worst day of my life, the one I lied to myself saying

My wedding day.

cheer her up; the day my best friend walked out on me with disappointment in her eyes; the day when the few quests that came all looked at me with judgy eyes; the day, when Sebastian

tight as I cry out loud, the first time in so long. Aurora joins us and that just makes me cry even more, feeling like

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my sobbing, “1-1 broke them up and–and the whole world turned their back on

the truth that…!”

cries with me. “But

too shocking that

of the Villa area

just know Lilith’s brother is a policeman, not even sure the specific