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?

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

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

on my own.”

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

wide at his words, dare not to

I can’t even begin to imagine how that feels like and how that

and keep

suddenly says, his voice gentle but his tone icy cold. I look up, only to see Sebastian stopping in front of

of us, a

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go get your own.”

the source of the annoying cry

this ambulance just for me? I just thought it came

and check…” Sebastian mumbles in a small voice, his eyes on me with cheap worry, “Scar, how

good enough to donate blood,” I

need to be

help her, if she didn’t drag me into this in the first

not what I meant,”

-just-”

you are shaken

look up at him calmly, can’t

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

second, I just want to check if you

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