She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

108 The Sound Of A Heart Breaking

Sebastian’s POV

“…what do you mean…?” Scar’s voice shakes with fear when I get close. She shoots me an indifferent glance like she doesn’t see me at all. Her eyes are red in tears, and her fists shaking.

What could Jack Fuller possibly say to her? She wasn’t this upset even when she gave me those files.

“You have always thought I faked your adoption file,” Jack Fuller says with a heavy sigh, “You were right. I didn’t adopt you from the orphanage. I found you in North Dakota, in your mother’s cold arms.”

“You are lying!” Scar hisses at Jack Fuller like a hurt little kitten. Her ears would fly backward if she had any. She shakes her head and tears fall down but she doesn’t even feel that. She turns to grab Adrian’s shirt with a wronged look, and I glare over at Adrian.

“Take her out of here,” I tell Adrian before I turn to Jack Fuller, “You don’t have to do it here, not like this.”

I don’t know about Scar’s past, but Jack’s opening doesn’t sound like a nice story.

Adrian complies, holding Scar by her shoulders, and enters the security line. Not too many are in front of them, but it’s not like they could fly

over.

“Jack,” I take a step sideways, blocking him when he tried to follow,” You are calling it a day, here.”

glares at me, but he

company is getting millions of loans from mine every year. Without my help, he is nothing. I knew he allowed both of

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dare to cross me.

his tone calm, but cold with a sullen look is the best he can

to go to another city, it’s within her rights,” I answer, hearing my voice as cold as his. I understood him exploiting Scar a bit before. His daughter was ill, and he wanted his other daughter to help

cured now, and she can wait in lines. like everyone else, if anything

eyes. After a moment, he sighs with a slow nod: “You care about your wife, I respect that. But you don’t know what you are sending her to. Her junkie father abandoned her mother, who died under a bridge with her in his arms. You let her go

in the eyes: “I’ll leave the decision to you. I won’t

with the old fox the moment I open my eyes.

eyes, I see his cold calculation. He wants ME to stop Scar. If he “intervenes“, he will break the cold, dark truth to her in the most humiliating, devastating

Not like this.

see me taking Jack’s side, and

to stay.

I can’t.

letting Scar go was the hardest thing I had to

This is.

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