Chapter 38

038 A Disaster

Scarlett’s POV

Ava never acts mean to me in front of people. I mean, her team is not “people” to her. She doesn’t care to hide her true color in front of them, nor would they dare to say anything. This is why Aurora and Lilith know little about my feud with her.

“I’m fine, thanks,” I’m not at my best moment, but I would die faster spending time with Ava than walking a mile.

I don’t like playing her acting game. I never understood the point of her faking a friendly face to me in front of people. Like if anyone else cares about whether she’s treating me nicely, while I would never fall for it myself. It’s a show for no audience.

The car stops. Sebastian comes out of the driver’s side, glaring at me across the car with a cold tone: “Get in.”

I

I roll my eyes, walking away.

I’m no longer the stupid fucking dog following him around with smitten eyes and he can’t fucking order me around anymore!

“Scarlett Fuller,” Sebastian calls my full name calmly from behind. That’s his way of showing real anger. His way of saying: I’m getting serious now, so you better listen.

my life easier by pissing off one of the most powerful people in the city,

down,” Aurora chases up to me and grabs my arm, “no need to torture yourself when

Aurora has never really shown any hostility toward Ava. Partly because Ava never showed her true color

head with a stubborn

now.”

if hiding everything from Aurora and Lilith was the best choice. I could have someone understanding my

you-” Sebastian catches

down whatever tantrum you are throwing now and get over

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him off, not looking at him, “you asked for

and get In. Aurora goes around the car just so I wouldn’t have to move. Sebastian doesn’t come back to the car instantly. He pauses where he was for a moment, comes

doesn’t really want me here. She is doing that because she knows the white knight would love her for doing so, and he is doing that because his princess is “that kind“. But then again, it’s not like I haven’t tried. He just wouldn’t believe me. You can’t wake a person who’s pretending

What a ridiculous play.

my eyes so I don’t have to look at them two. Aurora puts her arm around my shoulder to reduce any movement of my

to the hotel’s resplendent lobby in

keys, and Ava walks up to him. He puts his arm up by instinct, and she hooks his

might not be married, but they surely practiced being

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