142 The Venderbilt’s Heir

Scarlett’s POV

I have never seen him sad like this. Before when I have a fight with him for Ava, he usually just snorts coldly, or brushes it off. Never did he care so much that his whole voice was spilling out pain.

His pain stings me.

“Yes, very!” I say in a vicious tone, glaring back at him, “I’m sorry if you said that in exchange for a dead marriage, but you shouldn’t have done it if you think it’s not worth it!”

“I didn’t say that,” Sebastian sighs, his voice tired and low, “I know I need to keep a distance from her, I just didn’t want to do it in a cruel way…”

“I told you I stayed for blood, and I told you I tore the divorce papers just to torture your precious,” I feel my blood boiling in a cold fire, “I don’t care if you stay her knight in shining armor, just don’t come and ask me to join you! If you are putting her above every and any of your things, that’s your choice!”

Not mine, and certainly not my baby’s!

For a moment I really thought I could trust him with our baby. I guess I was too naive.

He pushes a hand on the wall by my ear, his hand grabbing me is trembling in pain and restraint. He looks into my eyes as if desperately looking for the perfect wife he knew I was.

I was. I’m not anymore.

know you hate me, and you have every right,” He lowers his eyes first in our standoff, sighing, “I will pay for what I have done

say, but in the end, he just puts my phone in my hand and leaves, a sullen and disappointed look on his face. I don’t need to live up to

you okay…?” Lucas asks,

my grumping

this shithole!”

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his eyebrows, “What about the necklace? You

let me have it, unless I blow everything up. If he wanted to destroy it, he would have years ago.

“Daddy is home!”

around her. Sebastian is not by her side. I look down, and Ava is looking up right at me at

is planning to get

on me, she has no evidence that I

she throws herself into Jack Fuller. Even before she

over and stands in front of me. I thought he left, after that ugly talk. Ava pauses at

on Ava, nor on Sebastian. I’m looking at the men who followed Jack Fuller into the room. One is Gabriel, and the other is someone I never

who saved

he is staring at

of freeze by the gate. Gabriel laughs at himself for a second, realizing the awkward moment, and grins at Sebastian: “Ohh, let me introduce you! Damian,

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