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.”

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

door.

sit by my side, tipping my chin up for a closer look. I look

my arms to show

to come himself, but to order my old bones around just to take a look at

cock my eyebrows in

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

and I lower

didn’t want her to know about the divorce. But she saw through us. Now? Now I really don’t want to show my disappointment in Sebastian in

what did he ever do but not loving me?

to tell you something.” Granny

“What?” I blink.

know. I dare not to meet the wisdom in her eyes that could see through me. I lower my

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this conversation, I didn’t want her to draw the line between us, too.

part of me really wanted to keep this “family“, and that’s why I wasn’t really pushing Sebastian on the divorce papers. Once he signs his name,

up my chin with a sad but loving tone: “…but I

at her

out a light laugh: “Silly 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