Scarlett’s POV

“The bone marrow transplantation was three months ago, silly,” Sebastian’s chuckle follows her request out to the empty hallway.

I put my hand on the doorknob, but I can’t seem to find the strength to turn it. I have seen how loving they are together, too many times for too long.

As if torturing myself, I just freeze there, listening.

“Today is just a regular checkup, and the result has been good every time before this, hmm?” Sebastian comforts.

I could see his tender smile in my head as he coaxed the love of his life, his powerful palm patting her on the head like she was the most delicate flower in the world.

I thought I touched the sun. For that one time of light I saw in my dark life, I threw myself to that sun, betting with

the sun,

did for him, I won’t ever get anything in return. Because he already paid the ultimate price: he married me, a woman he doesn’t love. And

Ava says

and spent the past five years coming up with one plan after another with the doctor

all the tenderness in the world, “you know

the energy I can find

long as I can remember. You’d think I should be

will. It’s just…” Ava mumbles, hesitatingly adding, “I won’t be able to be with you if

words like this

does not answer

my breath. Will he tell her the good news? That he will be a free man today? He can now. He knows his freedom is on its way, and he can

in and stop him. I don’t want to hear him saying it out loud. But I dare not. The last time I let

“Ava, I’m married,”

What did he say?

he is married? Is that a rejection? Am

Ava burst into tears, her tone

shouldn’t have. Even if he didn’t agree to it, I would still

born with RH- type of blood. A

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