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?”

—

said “he agrees to my deal for his hand. I

my mind. 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

of humiliation on all

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

need to

Aurora exchange

Lilith starts, “It’s

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

voice lost shape when the word “lost” left

all comes out at my first poke. It’s like I was back

My wedding day.

for a trip to Egypt to 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 first time in so long. Aurora joins us and that just makes

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them up and–and the whole world turned their back on me! I deserved

the truth that…!”

know!” Lilith cries with me. “But that’s exactly

too shocking that I even forgot

constable of the Villa area at that

Lilith’s brother is a