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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“he agrees to my deal for his hand. I thought it was his version of “I do“.

I knew he didn’t love me, I knew he only agreed to that because of Ava, but mannnnn, I was elated. I thought for once I had a chance at what I wanted for a

a deep brand of humiliation

in my eyes. I have promised myself to not cry for him again. I have

need to

exchange

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

want to know,” I cut her off, “I don’t care about him or his secret. I just want

failed. My voice lost shape when the word “lost”

it all comes out at my first poke. It’s like I was back to the worst day of my life, the one I lied to myself saying that

My wedding day.

with disappointment in her eyes; the day when the few quests that came all looked at me with judgy eyes; the day, when Sebastian left me on our way back home to the airport,

out loud, the first time in so long. Aurora

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

the truth that…!”

cries with me. “But that’s exactly the thing! You didn’t break

shocking that I

the constable of the Villa area at that time,

just know Lilith’s brother is a policeman, not