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.

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

me because of my work. I have no name out there

the Sebastian Darn Knight just wouldn’t deliver those

piece of word from him. I can’t help but wonder if the delay is only because he

eyes nail on me, and I feel like

I can’t help but leave that seat, he says: “I didn’t think you’d

surprise. So this is an

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of a

come to present your ideas?” He cocks an eyebrow, smirking, “I mean, I WOULD be willing to pay handsomely for news like that, but

serious tone, but somehow I know he is joking about

He really wanted to

wouldn’t dare to expect that even

just feel bad not being able to deliver

Sebastian Damn

his fox eyelashes, observing me with

I swallow nervously. It sounds like he is flirting, but I’m not sure. I suddenly understand why the girls in school said

to girls, he steals their