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.”

like he wants

shifts his

ever since I wanted him out of my life,

Bitter irony.

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 this time. If he still wants

Sebastian snaps at my

instead of a glare,

“What?” I frown.

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

But that was before.

sight. But all of a sudden he lets go of the breath he

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refused. If not

closer than 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

think at some point, she really wanted me and

hurt her beloved grandson, and now I’m bailing first. To her,

I

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

childish winning tone: “Why are you still

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