She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

160 Sebastian’s Question

Scarlett’s POV

“Hmm…”

I mean, nice gesture but, it’s what a husband does for His wife when they actually live together. We don’t.

Hesitating at his hand, I’m a bit daunted in the face, not sure how to refuse without being too hostile. I don’t want to make him my enemy anymore. It’s tiring hating a person. But I don’t know how to be friendly without giving him false hope.

We can’t go back.

“I’m here bearing gifts,” He pulls out two files from behind his back like they are secret nuwers, “Take my hand and they are yours. I know for sure that you don’t want to miss at least one of them”

The divorce papers? I almost blurt that, but I swallow them. It’s too mean.”

“What is it?” I demand before taking his hand. He cocks an eyebrow, looking slightly surprised as laughs: 1 thought you would ask if they are our divorce papers.”

It would be a good joke if his smile was not bitter.

he

sighs as if a bit disappointed that

found these. Even Adrian didn’t pull it off. I take his hand, and his smile brightens a bit as he pulls me out of my chair. Evilly, he doesn’t step back, making me almost pasted against him. But before I protest, he turns my arms behind my back and locks them together with the files, then he lands a kiss on my forehead. Gentle and polite, nothing crossing the

each

a step back, and feeling my ear getting hotter, I lower my head slightly, letting my hair fall down to cover them. His trap is sweet, but also lethal for me,

lethal mistake, and we missed our time.

I keep my eyes on the files, pretending

turn.

his fingertips gently, putting them behind my ear, “now

giving me a thirty million

I frown, looking up.

He says before I can protest

him. He is giving me money in exchange for the divorce, but somehow he put it in a way as if both of them are

I can’t even say no because then it means I don’t want

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him as a monster, then that’s the

the airport,” I sigh. He might have done it the wrong way for the wrong reason, but I wouldn’t have found out about my family if he didn’t, “I’ll sign

I no longer feel the need to hold the divorce papers as a tool for revenge. If he weren’t this obsessed with