She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

Chapter 44

044 The Strange Stranger

Scarlett’s POV

I used to argue with Ava, when I cared.

I don’t care about Sebastian anymore, and I no longer have any desire to “win” over her, especially in a meaningless argument. She has his heart, end of story. I just want to protect my friend right now.

Ava always wins our battles by making me the bully. She doesn’t know how to handle my surrender. Utter speechless, she bites her lips in silence, and her dogs. move away hesitantly.

I grab Lilith’s wrist as I turn to Granny: “I’m really sorry..

“Where are you going?”

1 almost run into a guy, and I pull to a sudden halt at his words. He replaced the mean girls group, blocking my way. To think I thought it was fascinating how we shared a rare eye color. Now I just want to hit him in the head when I see his taunting eyes.

I KNEW he was part of the evil plan!!!

“You-!” I grip his collar to blow out. He grabs my wrist gently, stopping me from doing more damage, but not hurting me as he cuts me off faster:

“I thought the fuss was about a Nightingale’s knockoff?”

“You jerk! You planned this!” I want to pull my hand back but fail at that also, “Let go of me!”

He suddenly asks, his purple eyes narrow dangerously

with an angry tone, like

and nervous. But she reacts to ill–attention directed at

The guy with purple eyes suddenly puts away his dangerous aura and backs away, smiling at Lilith, “Hello

at his insult with her eyebrows raised so high they almost disappear in her hair. No one

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the town. He looks upper–class, but I have never seen him. The Knight is definitely part of the upper class, and if he is, I would

Lilith demands, raising a fist. I grab her arm to remind her that she’s in a dress right now, and she pulls back

guy.

movement seems

kitten?” The guy does

punch, and instead of backing away, he takes another step forward, pushing his body into Lilith’s, grabbing her wrist

a guy defeating Lilith so easily, no one but Damon, Lilith

“Enough!”

flinch at the august voice – we really pissed off

realized Granny wasn’t shouting at Lilith and the weird stranger, but at Sebastian and Adrian. Looks like

I’m really sorry-” I walk over

panic at your

What?

to her side, nodding at Lilith: “Watch, and

burning even more,