036 His Invitation

Scarlett’s POV

“Mr. Dunn, I’m so sorry!” I turn to Adrian Dunn with my heart in my throat and my head dizzy at Sebastian’s provoking words.

Did they always talk like this? Cause that’s easier to believe than thinking that Sebastian came on so aggressively because of me.

“Why are you apologizing for him?” Adrian does not play by the rules, at all.

“In case you forgot, she’s my wife!” Sebastian answers so fast as if he has been waiting a chance to declare that.

“I’m NOT!” I snap at him, before taking a deep breath and turning back to Adrian Dunn,” Anyways, I’m sorry for the role I played in this, if any…”

“No need to apologize.” The smile is back on Adrian’s face. His eyes land on Sebastian but he continues to speak to me saying, “I don’t consider you two a couple anymore, so. No reason to hold you responsible for anything HE does.”

wants to bury

like tremendous effort, he shifts his glare from Adrian

married, and ever since

Bitter irony.

I fold my arms impatiently. But I already know “what“. He wants something. and that’s why he put the divorce papers I have been waiting for on hold. Whatever it is, I won’t budge

Sebastian snaps at

But instead of a glare, Sebastian looks at

“What?” I frown.

to…? Defend him? Yeah, I wouldn’t allow anyone to offend him, for anything, without reason. Even

But that was before.

eyes on me as if he wants to put a hole through my bead with his sight. But all of

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have refused. If not for

my own “family” did. She knew I blackmailed Sebastian, and I could tell she wasn’t pleased with that, especially when Sebastian had made it clear that his hand was forced. But sooner than I realized, Granny had changed her

at some point, she really

and now I’m bailing first. To her, I do feel

I

he knows all my weaknesses well, just like I know his. Sometimes I wonder if we were fated to torment each

with a childish winning tone: “Why are you

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