087 His Confession

Scarlett’s POV

I don’t know how long I slept, but I felt much better when the bright twilight

woke me up.

The ward is empty. No doctor, no nurse…

No Adrian.

I guess the baby did his job alright.

Warning myself that it’s stupid to weep over something I never had, I slip down the hard, tiny bed and walk toward the window. The breeze at the end of the fall is no longer warm. It’s chill.

I wanted the baby thing to get me out of the awkward talk, so why am I feeling so low?

week ago won’t stay around in the hope of

don’t know how to

I can heal, but I’m broken right now,

could laugh at his happiness and cry at this sorrow. I gave all that to Sebastian, and it’s not fair to Adrian if I were to try things

to be on the other side of favoritism

a man who could throw himself after me when I was in danger; I wanted a man who would take my side with no condition, and protect me from all the greedy, vile, hurtful

Sebastian doesn’t seem to

the one being

1/3

08718 Confession

+25 BONUS

joy of life that one would feel after a near–death experience, but I suddenly find myself so drained that I barely want

even

someone as he opens the door, only to freeze when he sees me by the window, “You–? You are up

no word. One more word and my tears would pour

minute!” Adrian raises a finger before he dashes out of the room, and the next second several men file into the room, each with a huge bouquet in

filled with color in an instant. The theme of the bouquets is rose, decorated with lilies, my favorite. The annoying smell of disinfectant is replaced by a soothing fragrant, tickling a deep corner

me back to reality.

what I

Was he wearing a tie before? He sorts his suits out with one hand behind his back, his back stiff straight and his look a bit nervous, like the cute, clumsy, spellbound Mr.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255