She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

126 A Sour Turn

Scarlett’s POV

I ignore the ice coke.

As if I would reach out for it and give Ava a good laugh!

I got myself some mashed potatoes and some salad, but nothing on the table lures me like the hot, steamy bowl right in front of me. No one is even touching it, and I can’t, not with something cold to go with. I guess I can settle for a cup of ice water…

I glare at the plain, boring water. I don’t want it..

My eyes dart to the kitchen. Maybe there is more coke in there? The Fullers don’t drink sodas. Having a daughter fighting death every day does that — they eat and do everything to the extremely healthy. But maybe–

“The coke came with the order,” Sebastian suddenly says, with an innocent tone no less, as if he didn’t just see through my thoughts, “The restaurant? They surely know how to enjoy a good buffalo wing.”

I do, too! I begin to regret pushing the coke away. Yes, the jerk got it, but the coke was innocent. I shouldn’t have lashed out on the poor drink.

It’s all on him!

I glare at the devil who single–handedly ruined my dinner, and in shock, I freeze as he reaches out for a

wing!

hiss at him, squeezing words out of my clenched teeth while maintaining

just never tried it before,” He waves the poor, unappreciated piece of chicken in his fingers, “it doesn’t mean I won’t like it once

you can just suddenly get it. I roll my eyes, put down my fork, and look at him, a taunting smile on my lips: “You surrender now, I’ll take that hot

at me in a very arrogant way.

his mind orders

his pain does make me

supporting my head so I can sit sideways

much, Mr. Knight,” I try really hard, but

up, “the ice coke puts the oil

so much pain he can’t talk. With a bone

get addicted to it? By the way, how did you

coke with buffalo wings?”

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touch it if I took a sip?” Ignoring

to my side, carefully

at him, no

you would feel like you are cared for in every way you want. Even when he cares or spoils, he does it in a good manner. All his cruelty, he gave me and only