092 A True Angel

Scarlett’s POV

“Why? I can’t revenge a FRIEND against a bunch of heartless bloodsuckers?” Adrian rolls his eyes like a capricious child, “The happiness of my love life is in your hand! I’m at your command, my master!”

I laugh at his Assassin’s Creed tone, and he smiles with me. It’s amazing to spend time with Adrian. He just has a bright energy to get laughs out of me, making me feel like no dark cloud in life matters, like light

magic.

“Actually, I do want to-”

“Glad to see you up and alive so soon after the kidnapping,” A knock on the door raises right before the owner of the voice opens my door.

My jaw is on the ground: “Granny?!”

Of all the people, I didn’t expect to see HER here. How did she even know I was here? And most importantly, did the doctors tell her anything about the pregnancy?!

I grab Adrian’s arm in panic, and instantly he understands my fear.

“I’ll leave you two to some girls‘ talk then,” Adrian grabs his suit before bowing at Granny jokingly with my test results hiding under that suit, heading to the door, “Ladies.”

exaggerated act with a faux snort, keeping her cold look up until Adrian is out of

door.

comes to sit by my side, tipping

raise my arms to show her, “Not

not dare to come himself, but to order my old bones around just to take a look

my

to Aurora’s apartment for a fight, but he didn’t “dare” to come? Sounds like he just doesn’t have time

cares-” Granny starts and I lower

divorce. But she saw

not loving me? It’s not

wants me to tell you

“What?” I blink.

to know?” Granny tilts her head to search for my eyes. I don’t care to know. I dare not to meet the wisdom in her eyes that could see through me. I lower my eyes

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close my eyes, dreadful of this conversation, I didn’t want her to draw the line between us, too. She is the only family who cared for me because of me, but I knew in that “me” there was the

why I wasn’t really pushing Sebastian on the divorce papers. Once he signs his name, I

loving tone: “…but

I’m sure I was stunned frozen at

girl. I do care about you, and that’s not because he married you. Not everyone who says they care about you is heartless and lying, but I guess you have met your share of scums like

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