Chapter 29

029 Take Her Home

Scarlett’s POV

Long after Damon left, I’m still standing on the street corner with Aurora, showering in the no–longer–too- warm breeze of the end of summer because she is staring in the direction where his car has left.

“Someone is smittennnn,” I tease when I have to rub my arms to keep warm, “do you want me to call 911 to arrange a date for you?”

“What?!” Aurora snaps out of it, exclaiming, “What are you talking about”

“Umm, the elephant on the street???” I follow her as she strides in to dodge my eyes, “Since when?!

“I’m not into him!” Aurora shouts with red ear tips, “You”

She suddenly stops, and I giggle as I follow her sight to look, only to freeze where I am.

Sebastian, leaning against the wall elegantly beside the elevator. He bends his swan neck a little, his soulful eyes

on the ground as if in deep thought. His hands are in his pants pockets, and he has one leg curled up a little with the tip of his shining shoes pointed at the ground.

peacock. He has to look good even in an

if they are stiff for remaining in the same position for too long. He comes

I become fluent in his body language. Five years is long enough to master

a

I

I can’t fathom what it could be for the busy billionaire to come here at such a time, just to wait for me. If it’s Ava, he would just summon me to a hospital, or Jack Fuller would. If it’s about

than I already am. If I keep the baby, then

tonight. He has something to say? Say it

cocks his eyebrow at Aurora’s reaction. They don’t like each other, but they weren’t exactly

KNEW telling them about the

…I

whispering, “Besides, he is a victim in this, too. I didn’t tell you those things to

him, do you?!” Aurora grunts back in a whisper too, supressing her upset with hardship, “1–forget it! I’ll leave you to it this time,

clicks her high heels to

her? Sebastian frowns with

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me?” I shrug indifferently, “Why are you here?? Sebastian purses his lips again. He is bothered by something, usually by something I did or said. Usually this is where I squeeze that out of

realize I don’t care anymore. A part of me died that day when he pushed me to the ground, and luckily, it’s the part that has been hurting for a very

I’m healing now.

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