She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

127 Lashing Out

Scarlett’s POV

“No, thanks,” Noticing Ava’s stare I add, “I have to go and guard my plunder.”

Jack Fuller left the table when Ava teared up at her prince gulping in sweat. Anna Fuller sat through the dinner with us, mostly out of manner before she left the moment she was allowed to.

But not Ava. She stayed, and apparently, she had words for him, too.

It’s been a long day, and I need to make sure I have a bed to sleep in for the night. I wouldn’t be too surprised if Ava bought Alfred to mess up the room instead of cleaning.

“I’ll walk you to your room then,” He offers jokefully, adding before I could say no, “Or you’d rather talk about our deal here?”

“Seb…” Ava murmurs timidly as she approaches.

I swing off his hand, looking at him coldly to wait for his decision. I know what his decision would be. Ava knows too. The only one who doesn’t seem to know is him.

Ava nails her eyes on Sebastian, and he nails his on me. I leave. Love is a game big enough for only two, and I no longer want to play with them.

stopping me

job with Ava’s room. He cleaned out all her traces. Almost like she has not lived here. To make me feel at home maybe, he even

cover — my taste when I was too young to see the distance in my “parents‘ eyes“. I put my finger

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whether to look at my most precious memory from when I hadn’t

I take a

out from under my finger gently. He followed me up. I know I can upset Ava easily now, when Sebastian suddenly is

just

us. And I’m not that helpless little girl either. I am too broken to even consider loving

the album, Sebastian quickly puts it down as he

keep a distance

turn around and look at him: “You think bullying her makes me

He answers with

why you are here? Sebastian Knight? You indulged me in wracking her room, you sat with me on the dinner table instead of her, and announced me as

the right things to do,” Sebastian finally puts away that innocent

at me how much you hated and tormented me!” I can’t raise my voice when the sourness kicks in, “It tells me that you knew exactly what you were