She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

Chapter 81

081 A Gamble On Life

Scarlett’s POV

I wouldn’t even know that he didn’t sign the papers if the policeman hadn’t found the folder in Liam Ryan’s belongings and checked the content.

Sebastian raises his hand, and I hand it over, only to notice that both our hands are shaking visibly.

“Are you alright?” Sebastian takes my arm instead of the folder, his other hand. holding my shoulder, “You are freezing! Did you take the hot cocoa-?”

His eyes land on the milk beside me. I only had a few sips.

“I haven’t had anything for more than a day, what did you expect?” I push him away, sitting down at the back of the ambulance, seeing black spots in front of my eyes as I try to adjust to my dizzy head. I was too shocked by the near–death experience and the medical staff suggested a short rest first.

Talking to Sebastian is not a rest. It boils my blood at the price of my little remained

energy.

and I know you are mad at me,” After a hesitation, Sebastian says in a low voice,

the curse burst out of me, “What are you looking for from me? To

to explain, but he just apologizes again, “You have every right to blame me, and I know

her, and if you choose to let Ava die, Liam Ryan

his thoughts with just

voice raised with pleasant surprise,” Thank God, Scar! I didn’t think you

in my chest burns brighter and

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the right thing, always, but sometimes there isn’t a way

can’t co–exist with Ava, and he doesn’t seem to understand that he needs to make a choice. He already

you failed to, is that you risked my life to gamble for hers, and you do not fucking have that right!” I tried to keep my voice down but failed at that, “You “THINK‘ your strategy can keep the both of us safe, but that’s just a good wish. What if he dropped me the moment you chose Ava? You barely caught her chair from where you

of revenge. I don’t care if I’m not being reasonable right now. I don’t

I wouldn’t be so desperate that I’d be lured to Ava at midnight for a faint hope of leaving the city! The truth is, if you hadn’t paused on telling Liam Ryan that you never loved me just to save your Ava, then he wouldn’t even be interested in hurting me! You