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?

take the milk from him and lower my eyes, having no courage to look at him. But I didn’t miss the slight tremble of his

land my eyes on his shivering hand, “I should have

on my own.”

his own hand, staring at it for a second before he sighs with a self- mocking laugh: “They

his words, dare not to

can’t even begin to imagine how that feels

keep my head low. He doesn’t press

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

of us, a few

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go get your own.”

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

for me? I just thought

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

good enough to donate blood,” I cut him

does one need to be to come demand that from me

she didn’t drag me into this in

not what I meant,”

-just-”

“I know you are shaken up,

look up at him calmly, can’t help but smirk coldly.

him slowly, tasting those words as they make me

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

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