Chapter 33

033 The Old Coaster

Scarlett’s POV

Who says bitching is lame and you should always take the high road?

I took the high road and all I got was humiliation, pain, and a late “thank you“. I didn’t want to bitch about it, but it surely felt great!

After the night where I lashed out at Sebastian, I have seen a new light in my life. My heart. doesn’t hurt every damn second for him, and I can finally focus on my own life with a fresh. view. I wasn’t ready to move on hen I signed the divorce papers, but I am now.

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I feel like I was given a new life.

I thought it would take long before I could get used to him being with Ava after the divorce, and I thought it would hurt until I could finally be numb.

Turns out, all I needed was to speak up and get it over with. Maybe this is the “closure” people talk about.

“Miss Scarlett?” The reception at the Dunn Corp’s headquarters comes to me with a flattering smile, “The CEO is ready to see you if you follow me, this way.”

unless I absolutely have to. Not that I would want to, but it’s one of the “lessons” Gabriel taught

following her before taking a deep breath to

Adrian’s reply on the day after that

where

didn’t expect such a decisive approval, and I was the one having doubts. I took a few

I NEED this.

center, tall and boring, with the scene of a prudent scholar from the last century, unlike

like the two very different

the door, waiting for me to knock with a polite smile. I have no choice but to take a long, deep breath in front of her, checking my tight. blouse for wrinkles and my black skirt for hair or dust. First impressions

The old Coaster

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in a slight stomp on my high heels, I

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once. in school. The first and last words we exchanged actually happened after graduation. Well, not even “exchanged“. He said “Nice car” when I

to admit that encounter plays a huge role

the receptionist leaves with a swift turn, and I twist the doorknob with a drumming

desk he used when he started his business with his “guys“. They eat right in

Dunn Corp is the definition of

view. Though this piece of land is crowded

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