She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

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.”

a faux snort, keeping her

door.

by my side, tipping

I raise my arms

eyes suspiciously, “I doubt that would make Sebastian not dare to come himself, but to order my old bones around just to take a look

cock my eyebrows

but he didn’t “dare” to come? Sounds like he just doesn’t have time

and I lower my eyes, then she

to know about our problems. But she did. I didn’t want her to know about the divorce. But she saw through us. Now?

did he ever do but not loving me? It’s not a

wants me to tell

“What?” I blink.

want to know?” Granny tilts her head to search for my eyes. I don’t care to know. I dare not to

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my eyes, dreadful of this conversation, I didn’t want her to draw the line between us, too. She is the

to keep this “family“, and that’s why I wasn’t really

up my chin with a sad but loving tone: “…but I don’t want to

frozen at her words, and

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