078 My Hero

Scarlett’s POV

Everything happened too fast.

I only closed my eyes for a second at Sebastian’s choice, and the next second he was on the floor, holding on to Ava’s chair with her dangling in the air. I didn’t see what knocked Liam Ryan over. I just know the moment he turns to Sebastian, he suddenly stumbles to the side, and the next thing I feel is a hard kick on my chair.

This is it.

The horrifying fear of the loss of gravity kicks in, and I can’t help bursting into shouting to let the burning fear out of my chest.

In that split second, I don’t even feel hatred. He loves her, and he chose her. I couldn’t expect more than that. At that moment all I feel is an overwhelming of sorrow, the sorrow of knowing that he would find out about his baby dying with me when I hit the ground.

innocent little one? Or would

sad, and that sadness overtook any

the claw of

only fell for a

my chair just as I began to fall, and the strings rein deeply into me, but never before

me, “You are okay, don’t move and I’ll

steadily until he puts me down on the floor

me still, barely feeling the pain the rope left on my arm. My eyes are following Adrian but my brain can’t seem to process the

Sebastian’s annoying face stuck so close to mine? How is Adrian even here? Did

scared me to death!” He pushes Sebastian to the side and pulls me into

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hugs me tightly, “Are you alright?

him. I’m still married. I barely know this guy. He was just my boss, and he

safety the

pats me lightly on the waist, and his other hand rubs the back of my neck like comforting a

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