Chapter 38

038 A Disaster Scarlett’s POV Ava never acts mean to me in front of people. I mean, her team is not “people” to her. She doesn’t care to hide her true color in front of them, nor would they dare to say anything. This is why Aurora and Lilith know little about my feud with her.

“I’m fine, thanks,” I’m not at my best moment, but I would die faster spending time with Ava than walking a mile.

I don’t like playing her acting game. I never understood the point of her faking a friendly face to me in front of people. Like if anyone else cares about whether she’s treating me nicely, while I would never fall for it myself. It’s a show for no audience.

The car stops. Sebastian comes out of the driver’s side, glaring at me across the car with a cold tone: “Get in.”

I I roll my eyes, walking away.

I’m no longer the stupid fucking dog following him around with smitten eyes and he can’t fucking order me around anymore!

“Scarlett Fuller,” Sebastian calls my full name calmly from behind. That’s his way of showing real anger. His way of saying: I’m getting serious now, so you better listen.

I shoot him a smirk, walking faster. I’m not exactly making my life easier by pissing off one of the most powerful people in the city, but it’s not like he can really ruin my career now that Adrian took me in.

“Scar, slow down,” Aurora chases up to me and grabs my arm, “no need to torture yourself when you are not feeling well. You know that’s what she wants.”

I cock my eyebrow at her, surprised. Aurora has never really shown any hostility toward Ava. Partly because Ava never showed her true color in front of Aurora, and partly because Aurora assumes the best of everyone.

“I didn’t know how much you have been doing for her,” Aurora shakes her head with a stubborn and solemn face, “She hasn’t been a good sister, even without that. I see better now.”

My eyes got moist. I no longer know if hiding everything from Aurora and Lilith was the best choice. I could have someone understanding my sorrow a long time ago.

“Scar, can you-” Sebastian catches up.

Can you put down whatever tantrum you are throwing now and get over with Granny’s party. Yes. I have done that many times and I’m well–practiced.

D10 A Disaster +25 BONUS “Sure,” I cut him off, not looking at him, “you asked for it.”

I walk over to the car and get In. Aurora goes around the car just so I wouldn’t have to move. Sebastian doesn’t come back to the car instantly. He pauses where he was for a moment, comes back, and drives in silence.

Just because Ava asked, so he would give me a ride even though he is this reluctant. I wonder if I should tell him that Ava doesn’t really want me here. She is doing that because she knows the white knight would love her for doing so, and he is doing that because his princess is “that kind“. But then again, it’s not like I haven’t tried. He just wouldn’t believe me. You can’t wake a person who’s pretending to be asleep.

What a ridiculous play.

I close my eyes so I don’t have to look at them two. Aurora puts her arm around my shoulder to reduce any movement of my body. That helps with the car sick.

We got to the hotel’s resplendent lobby in silence, Sebastian gives the valet his keys, and Ava walks up to him. He puts his arm up by instinct, and she hooks his arm as if they are the ones married for the past five years.

They might not be married, but they surely practiced being married.

“You can go ahead if you want to,” Aurora turns to me, asking, “I need to wait for Lilith.”

“I’m fine-” I freeze, staring at Aurora with shocked eves, “what did you say??? Lilith?!”

“Yeah, why?” Aurora blinks in confusion, “I’m sorry, I didn’t think! I just thought I could invite her, since it’s a party...”

I gulp in fear.

Granny is not the most tolerating person, otherwise she wouldn’t have gotten the title of “the Iron Lady“. And on top of that, Lilith hates the “rich people’s things” the most. She does not really belong to this group, and it wasn’t a problem until now because she hasn’t been talking to me in the past five years.

I didn’t tell her because she wouldn’t like it. I needed someone so thad to trick her here. But Aurora is just not into this kind of socializing, unlike Lilith!

This is going to be a disaster.