She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

Chapter 34

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Scarlett’s POV

“Sorry!” I blurt, taking my eyes off his table, even more nervous, “It’s just…I mean…”

I can feel my ears burning up. I’m lousy at this kind of stuff. I’d choose to deal with writing over people any time of the week, especially a businessman like him.

“Relax, I was just joking,” He laughs, reaching out for a handshake, “I don’t imagine you’d be interested in it.”

I don’t know how to answer this out–of–nowhere comment that seems to have some deeper meaning behind it, so I choose to ignore it and answer the one before that:

“Thanks for the concern. The trip isn’t so bad,” I take his hand, adding when he cocked his eyebrows lightly, “I took the subway over, for that exact reason.”

He laughs.

I always knew him as the bad boy in school, one that nobody dares to mess with. So it’s actually an interesting feeling to see such a warm, friendly laugh from a guy like Adrian Dunn. And it helps me calm down.

“I was starting to worry that you weren’t coming.” He pulls the chair out for me before going back to his own seat across the table, “after all, there is no news coming out of the ‘Z House” still.”

Sébastian’s building is known as the “Z house” for its special, mischievous design of that shape.

an awkward laugh, knowing this would come up. “There are…standard procedures still, but I can guarantee a scoop for you on that…would

today. He is not seeing me because of my work. I have no name out there in this field, nor any

just

I waited was also for that. Yet two “two to three days” passed and there was not even a piece of word from him. I can’t help but wonder if the delay is only because he saw my text to Adrian and he is

eyes nail on me, and I feel like

at the moment when I can’t help but leave that seat, he says: “I

words replace my embarrassment with surprise. So this is an interview now? I

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pitch my ideas, but I saw it more of a

“I mean, I WOULD be willing to pay handsomely for

says with a serious tone, but somehow I know he is joking about buying my

wanted

dare to expect that even in my

I smile, feeling a bit better, “I guess I just feel bad not being able to deliver my promise in

Sebastian

He lifts his fox

sure. I suddenly understand why the girls in school said

physical harm to