She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked

Prepared for this question, Scar answers unnecessarily fast: "I couldn't risk anyone helping Ava to get MY Mom's necklace. That's why." Her answer dims the pleasant light in Sebastian's eyes.

"I know..." Sebastian nods slowly, hiding the disappointment in his eyes, "But you didn't have to come help because of that, did you?"

Scar snorts coldly: "I'm doing this for Granny, not you."

"Granny kicked me out of the company for what happened five years ago," Sebastian lets out a light laugh, "I'm pretty sure she would be the last one who would want you to help me right now."

Scar raises her eyebrows. She didn't think Granny would be so cruel to Sebastian, but then again, there weren't too many who could rip Sebastian's title easily.

"What did you tell her?" Scar frowns.

Scar blamed Sebastian only because he trusted the wrong person. Legally, or any other aspect speaking, he wasn't the killer five years ago. He just protected the killer was all. But Ava was never convicted, and Scar didn't think Granny would know about any of the truth. After all, nobody knows, not even her.

Sebastian gazes into her eyes, and seeing Scar dodging him, he sighs very lightly: "I told her I failed to protect my wife, AND I failed my promise to the little girl I saved, too."

"Don't look at me like that," Scar snorts coldly, "You know well enough who that ring is for."

Sebastian covers his left chest with a hand slowly, that's where the ring lies. The ring was for the little girl, yes. He designed the ring for her, and he did want to give it to Ava. But he didn't. He thought it was because there was never a good timing, but later he realized, it was because he couldn't see that girl in Ava. He accepted that the perfect girl could only exist in his memory when he decided not to give the ring to Ava, and he decided to give up Ava when he walked onto the altar with Scar.

That was when he sold his ring, at the price of a dollar.

He was all-hearted about spending the rest of his life with Scar. That's why he wanted to get back his ring. He has been looking for the ring ever since Scar told him the truth about the mistake twenty years ago, and he realizes he wanted that ring on Scar's finger all along. And now, there really isn't a right timing, and there never will be.

Grabbing the ring box lying in his chest pocket, Sebastian doesn't know when, or if he could ever tell all these to Scar. Even if Scar doesn't have the episodes to worry about, he probably still couldn't force her to give him another chance.

She has given enough of those to him, and he wasted every one of them.

Right now he just wants to protect her, to give her what she wants. He dares not to wish for anything further than that.

"You know I don't love you anymore," Scar frowns at the guilt raised in her chest, which turns her tone cold, "You don't have the right to look hurtful about this." Sebastian smiles bitterly.

"I lost my ring in the first place, and I

ought to pay whatever the price it takes to get it back. You have every right to do what you did in that auction, He takes the card, savoring it slowly before he hands it to Scar, "I have got some trouble, but it's

nothing I can't handle.on't

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have to do this."

Scar almost snapped at him.

She has a feeling that he wasn't talking about the ring, but the girl he saved. But she pretends it WAS about the ring because she doesn't want to talk about the past.

"I don't need your company to be a weight on my conscience," Scar says coldly.

"Is that all the reason?" Sebastian comes closer, gazing into her eyes with great care.

Scar dodges subconsciously.

"You are not doing this because...you care about me, even if only a little?" Sebastian would not let it slide.noveldrama

"No, I'm not!" Scar shoots a glare at him, uttering clearly, "I don't care about you. Not anymore."

Sebastian smiles, but the pain grows deeper and deeper in his eyes, and in the end, he has to lower his eyes to hide it. Scar puts the card on the

table, leaving without another word.

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"I won't take your charity," Sebastian says when her hand lands on the doorknob. Scar frowns as she wheels around, only to hear Sebastian add-

"But, I'm willing to sell my company to you, if you insist on me using your money," He smiles at her calmly, "...deal?"