Chapter 79

079 Dear Father

Scarlett’s POV

Warmth calms.

I never understood why in movies the victims are all given an orange blanket even if they aren’t wet. Now I know. At the moment of shock, a blanket can work magic, and calm your jittery nerves.

But after calmness, embarrassment hits.

I hug myself, sitting in the back of the ambulance, feeling my ears burn.

What did I just do?!

I cried and snuggled in the arms of a basically stranger! Who is going to be my boss that I would meet on a daily basis?

Can I

“Here,”

it now…?

A warm cup touches my cheek lightly, and I look up startled, only to see Adrian’s chuckle. In his hand a small cup of hot milk,

How did he even get milk here?

I take the milk from him and lower my eyes, having no courage to look at him. But

eyes on his shivering hand, “I should

on my own.”

it for a second before he sighs with a self- mocking laugh: “They were shaking more heavily than this

wide at his words, dare not

at tiredness…but out of worry…about…me? I can’t even begin to imagine how that feels like and how that could be

didn’t get it and keep my

tone icy cold. I look up, only to see Sebastian stopping in

us, a

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go get your own.”

he is furious. I tilt my head slowly, and I see the source of the annoying cry that has been in the background – Ava,

for me?

to come and check…” Sebastian mumbles in a small voice, his eyes on me with

good enough to donate blood,” I

the last person I want to see right now. How cruel does one need to be to

help her, if she didn’t drag

what I

-just-”

know you

him calmly, can’t help but

not why you are here?” I ask him slowly, tasting those words as they make me laugh, “Why are you here

then he softens his tone the next second, I just want to check if you are alright, nothing more.” Is that special treatment for

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