She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

Chapter 78

078 My Hero

Scarlett’s POV

Everything happened too fast.

I only closed my eyes for a second at Sebastian’s choice, and the next second he was on the floor, holding on to Ava’s chair with her dangling in the air. I didn’t see what knocked Liam Ryan over. I just know the moment he turns to Sebastian, he suddenly stumbles to the side, and the next thing I feel is a hard kick on my chair.

This is it.

The horrifying fear of the loss of gravity kicks in, and I can’t help bursting into shouting to let the burning fear out of my chest.

In that split second, I don’t even feel hatred. He loves her, and he chose her. I couldn’t expect more than that. At that moment all I feel is an overwhelming of sorrow, the sorrow of knowing that he would find out about his baby dying with me when I hit the ground.

Would he be sad over that innocent little one? Or would he not be moved at all?

Either way, it’s sad, and that sadness overtook any emotion I could have, and I cried,

under the claw of fear.

only fell for a

chair just as I began to fall, and the strings rein deeply into me, but never before has pain given me such a

“You are okay, don’t move

open my eyes only to a slit, and I’m rising steadily until he puts me down on the floor

me still, barely feeling the pain the rope

dead? Why is Sebastian’s annoying face stuck so close to mine? How

Sebastian to

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and hugs me tightly, “Are you alright?

him. I’m still married. I barely know this guy. He was just my boss, and he just risked his

safety

other hand rubs the back of my neck like comforting a kitten. In that moment I melt

I can’t catch a

my surprise, Adrian apologizes instead, “Did I scare you?

mean to…

don’t want to leave his warm hug. Feeling my reluctance, he lets out a relieved sigh and pulls me back into his arms,