124 He Cooks

Scarlett’s POV

“Did you know that–”

“Sebastian! Sorry about the farce…” Ava’s pitiful yet bright voice cut off my pronunciation class. I pull my wrist hard and of course this time he lets me go.

“Scarlett,” Ava calls after me and I almost tremble at her voice. I take a deep breath and turn to look at her. She glances at Sebastian timidly before she hooks her fingers: “I’m sorry I made a fuss about it. I shouldn’t have told you about your mom, and I hurt you. I deserve losing my room if that could make up for anything…anyways, what I’m trying to say is, welcome home.”

“Yeah, sure, whatever,” I mumble as I go and sit at the furthest seat. ́

Ava stares at me, a bit surprised. I’m not arguing with her nor trying to expose her lie out of guilt, yes. But I wouldn’t have anyways even if I didn’t break that doll. Like I told her in the hospital, the Fullers are HER family, and the Romeo over there is HER prince charming. I know better now than to demand “fair” from her army.

to Sebastian with a shy smile: “Thank God

can be her weapon

to cover it up. She can make me look as bad as possible in front of these people, but in the end, it’s her

with Scar, then just keep your distance,” Sebastian says, adding when he sees Ava’s pout because he is not taking her side fully today, “I will try to keep her away from you,

already–” Ava blurts, only to purse her

my room! That’s Ava’s line. She said half, only to realize that her complaint just might push Sebastian to work harder on “taking me home“, and that was never what she wanted. She just wanted his

burst

main seat of the long table, hinting Ava, “furthest from Scar. I think this way the dinner would be

me where Sebastian can’t see. And with an enjoying smirk, she sits down on the

tired? Controlling her facial expression to the extreme just to act

me???

going?” Ava grabs Sebastian’s sleeve when he is not sitting down

girl,” Sebastian smiles, but I don’t hear the spoiling

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124 He Cooks

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