She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

You Gave Her Hope Scarlett’s POV “Ava, is that you?” Sebastian asks and I look away.

I wouldn’t look too good if I saw the pain and care on his face.

“Sebastian, I’m scared…” Ava begs in a crying tone.

“It will be fine,” He comforts her patiently, “Can you give the phone to your dad? I need to talk to him, alone.” A short moment of silence before Jack Fuller’s voice comes through again: “I’m here.” “I don’t want Ava to hear this,” Sebastian insists, waiting.

I don’t want to wait anymore.

I have waited for him long enough.

I turn and leave, but he grabs my forearm and pulls me back to him.

Bumped into him, I cover my mouth just to not make a sound when the damn phone is right in front of me– “She can’t hear you,” Jack Fuller answers calmly.

“Good,” Sebastian nods slightly, “Sounds like Ava is not dying of blood loss, so what are you requiring Scar’s presence for?” Dead silence.

I shoot my head up in shock, staring at him as if seeing him for the first time.

Lilith, too.

Damian Vanderbilt exchanges a look with Oliver Scott, who has a sullen look on.

A slight click of a door comes through the phone, magnified by the speaker.

Fuller just closed a

room? Guess he wasn’t alone after

real anger, more than before with its icy aura, “You shouldn’t have lied for her, but I

I knew? Yelling at Ava’s dad…for me? Since when did he stop being blind to the Fullers??? “She is

Jack Fuller, “I used to wonder why Scar was so reluctant to help Ava, but if I was demanded of my blood by four bodyguards who were allowed to use violence, I would be, too! Ava’s status dropped, then get Doctor Ford on it–” Jack Fuller cuts him off with almost a modest tone: “You are the one who gave Ava hope.”

his body stiffen up, and I push him away

lets me

so long as I’m here,” In the end, Sebastian

a cold snort, answering condescendingly– “Mr. Vanderbilt, thanks for

the meeting now,” “I’ll

a surprised glance at

wondering how Jack Fuller would talked to Sebastian this way when he never dared

Now I know.

himself a more powerful

in grasp, and he would never risk his chance at catching this big fish

me a cold

fails, and she leaves

words out, Oliver Scott

to Sebastian, and he

ever to

He deserves to know.