She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

016 Gabriel’s Trial

Scarlett’s POV

“What?” I shouldn’t have, but I laughed out loud.

Even for Ava, it’s a hit too dramatic.

“You, want, her, dead,” Gabriel says with a stone–cold voice. He is actually serious. His gang shoots. the disdain looks as if among them, a group of bullies, I’m the most wicked.

“Did Ava mention that the last time I saw her was in her dear daddy’s study? With her daddy, mummy, and her Romeo all around her?”

“So?” Gabriel is not laughing, nor getting my implication.

“So?” I cock my eyebrow, knowing if I roll my eyes right now I would definitely piss him off so I dare not, So how do you even imagine that I could even lay a finger on her with her army protecting her?”

“You didn’t lay a finger on her?” Gabriel stands up and walks to me in a dangerous stride, his tone getting meaner and colder, “Sure, not A finger. You left a fucking handprint on her forearm!”

I barely even closed my grip before Sebastian pushed me down onto the floor. How the hell did I

try to explain, knowing if Ava really was “hurt“, then today I won’t be able to leave in one piece, “and Sebastian pushed me away

gasp as Gabriel pours his drink down

spicy smell of the alcohol stings my eyes. I wiped my eyes in panic, and this move saved Gabriel’s slap from landing on my face. It landed on

dead by now!” Gabriel growls at .. I sit on the floor, dare not to stand up. He doesn’t like it when I fight back for myself. I can’t take my baby into

can’t win.

fast in my chest. What’s Aurora doing?! She would drop everything if she saw Code Red. But even if she didn’t see my message,

“Stand up,” Gabriel orders.

Do I have a chance? But if I don’t…he might not kill me, but he would definitely hurt

Gabriel pulls out his phone and points its camera at

Gabriel’s tone gets grumpier, “don’t be scared, little

I have been apologizing to Ava for “bullying her” all my life. I don’t care if I have

by HIS last name. Talking into his camera himself first, he continues, “You broke a vase in Dad’s study, leaving

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where

true,” I answer as how

you said nasty things first to Mom, then to Ava, trying to get her into a fight

Ava. Admitting that would only add more items to my crime list. But I don’t see

“No, I don’t object.”