Chapter 53

053 Turn Of Event

Scarlett’s POV

It’s a bit ridiculous to hear Ava accusing Sebastian of loving me, but in some way, I know where she’s coming from.

Sebastian has always loved her, but she was far from his only girl.

Ava is on

one year older than me and three years younger than Sebastion. To teenager, three years is a long gap. For a very long time, Sebastian only saw Ava as a little sister that he wanted to protect, not a lover. I know because he had his share of girlfriends throughout highschool, even college.

It wasn’t until I married him that I got to know: Sebastian broke up with those girls, often at Ava’s request.

Apparently his girlfriends tend to grow a habit of bullying Ava. Being Ava’s “biggest bully“, I don’t know how much of those stories are true.

I feel sorry for those girls dating a guy who doesn’t have a whole heart to give, but who am I feeling pity for? I chose myself a guy who had no sherd of his heart to spare for me.

Still, even if Ava framed them on purpose, I sort of understand – it’s one of the hardest things to do on earth, to watch the guy who is supposed to be yours, who says they love you, to be with another.

know. I got myself five

Ava’s taste is even more sour than mine, exactly because she would

never understood why

Sebastian apparently took Ava to Granny. That’s why I never had even–suspected that Sebastian would have proposed to Ava –

to see Ava only as a little sister, but Ava confessed her feelings to him first in high school.

And Sebastian said yes.

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but Ava ended up refusing to be with Sebastian saying, she didn’t want to be a burden, so she wouldn’t get into a relationship with anyone if she was going to be the fragile

started his whole endeavor of

explain why Sebastian is not

not because of her,” Sebastian says to Ava, slow and clear, “I don’t take marriage

no joking or anything. Ava is not used to it, and it

get on the car with a reluctant pout, her face so sullen with a dark storm forming in

to be honest. I hardly see trouble

“Here you are,”

bag out of his car. I reach out instantly, and he pulls it back. I

what happened last time when I gave

with…sorrow? Not much, but I can tell. I practiced years of reading his expression, and this is one I have never seen on his

grant me the same wish only a few days ago. But I don’t taste a win. I’m just reminded of the bitter taste that almost brought me to tears when I made the same request. I remember how all I wanted was for him to spare me a patient look, to give me any encouragement so that I

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