She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

108 The Sound Of A Heart Breaking

Sebastian’s POV

“…what do you mean…?” Scar’s voice shakes with fear when I get close. She shoots me an indifferent glance like she doesn’t see me at all. Her eyes are red in tears, and her fists shaking.

What could Jack Fuller possibly say to her? She wasn’t this upset even when she gave me those files.

“You have always thought I faked your adoption file,” Jack Fuller says with a heavy sigh, “You were right. I didn’t adopt you from the orphanage. I found you in North Dakota, in your mother’s cold arms.”

“You are lying!” Scar hisses at Jack Fuller like a hurt little kitten. Her ears would fly backward if she had any. She shakes her head and tears fall down but she doesn’t even feel that. She turns to grab Adrian’s shirt with a wronged look, and I glare over at Adrian.

“Take her out of here,” I tell Adrian before I turn to Jack Fuller, “You don’t have to do it here, not like this.”

I don’t know about Scar’s past, but Jack’s opening doesn’t sound like a nice story.

her shoulders, and enters the security line. Not too many are in front of them, but it’s not like they

over.

he tried to follow,” You are calling it a

but he is

help, he is nothing. I knew he allowed both of his daughters to be close

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dare to cross me.

what this means to Ava?” Jack Fuller manages to keep his tone calm,

and if Scarlett wants to go to another city, it’s within her rights,” I answer, hearing my voice as cold as his. I understood him exploiting Scar a bit before. His daughter was ill, and he wanted his other daughter to help out. Not the nicest action,

she can wait

you are sending her to. Her junkie father abandoned her mother, who died under a bridge with her in his arms.

me right in the eyes: “I’ll

with the old fox the

cold, dark truth to her in the most humiliating, devastating way

Not like this.

taking Jack’s side, and hate me for it. And

to stay.