103 Grew Up With Love

Scarlett’s POV

“Are you sure you are okay? You can cry if you want to Adrian asked for the third time I got back into his car. I told him he didn’t have to wait for me, but he was still where he parked when I came out, just as surprised as I was when he saw me.

I’m not that sad. Not like when I found out about the truth of my “family“, about how each one of them betraded me and wanted to cut things off me. They bought my life for their beloved daughter, what’s so wrong in that?

I’m actually happy now that their daughter is finally cured. They don’t need me anymore.

“Ava is perfectly okay now. Her status is stable,” I tell Adrian, feeling a long–lost lightness, “Maybe they won’t even chase after me if I were to tell them that I’m leaving.”

“She’s cured only by exploiting you!” Adrian rolls his eyes, complaining resentfully

or more, your know?” I’m surprised at how my whole life is such a big joke, yet I’m able to laugh at it, genuinely, “For an orphan who might not have a decent future, don’t you think I also got a

such a hurry,” Adrian suggests with a cautious tone, “You have friends here, and a job, need

lie back into the seat, laughing with him, “From one to ten, how much

to know.”

a plaintive glare, but infected by my good mood, he

it!” I hit him on the shoulder, rolling my eyes to the sky. He puts on a painful look, umbling something about that only got me a ticket to his

my torn flight tickets with Aurora not so long ago. That time even the bright sun out there in the sky

it? Even the black cloud over

my ability to support myself, my friends who care about me, and a real family waiting for me on the

ruin such a day because no one could stop

with me being saved. I’m glad I grew up

noticed a cut on the joints

hand briefly with an indifferent glance,

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you believe me if I told you I put my fist

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