079 Dear Father

Scarlett’s POV

Warmth calms.

I never understood why in movies the victims are all given an orange blanket even if they aren’t wet. Now I know. At the moment of shock, a blanket can work magic, and calm your jittery nerves.

But after calmness, embarrassment hits.

I hug myself, sitting in the back of the ambulance, feeling my ears burn.

What did I just do?!

I cried and snuggled in the arms of a basically stranger! Who is going to be my boss that I would meet on a daily basis?

Can I

“Here,”

it now…?

cup touches my cheek lightly, and I look up startled, only to see Adrian’s chuckle. In his hand a

he even

and lower my eyes, having no courage to look at him.

on his shivering hand, “I should

on my own.”

for a second before he sighs with a self- mocking laugh: “They were shaking more heavily than this when

his words, dare not to think

out of worry…about…me? I can’t even begin

just pretend I didn’t get it and keep

I look up, only to see Sebastian stopping in front of us, a few steps

of us, a

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go get your own.”

tilt my head slowly, and I see the source of the annoying cry that has been in the background – Ava, in a horrifying cry as

me? I just thought it

mumbles in a small voice, his eyes on me

to donate blood,” I cut

does one need to be to come demand that from me at

her, if she didn’t drag me into this

I

-just-”

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