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.

says in a low voice, “I just want to let you know that I wouldn’t have let

me until the curse burst out of me, “What are you looking for from me? To say that you didn’t do anything wrong? That you should choose Ava Fuller at

have every right to blame me, and I know you are scared. I just…I don’t want you to be hurt

knows you love her, and if you choose to let Ava die, Liam Ryan would have done it without hesitation,”

I know his thoughts

pleasant surprise,” Thank God, Scar! I didn’t

off coldly. The fury in my chest burns brighter and brighter as I look at him, the man I once loved, with such deep

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sometimes there isn’t a way to

seem to understand that he

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

me the vicious sweetness of revenge. I don’t care if I’m not being reasonable right now. I don’t fucking care about

taking my blood for her, then 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