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separated from you." Derek said in a mocking tone, and I pressed my lips together, fighting o

n bro

self that this would be the last time th

leave this place and never return. Because for three years, I had dwelled in a place where I

t approaching me up the stairs. Gone was the guilty, pitiful expres

with a coy smile, and I t

t value me, Scarlett. I'm not th

o, after all of this time, I'm here to take back everything that was ta

, you mean my

as she nodded, and

had him for three years. That's more than enough time to

be grateful to you. Pos

t. I've only come to ask you t

ws to you, but as long as I'm married to E

are on, but you might n

and I knew her well enough to know that when her eyes went t

er, before placing it in my back pocket, because some

f you." I told he

you are, I'll have you know that I'm not g

'll stop

even understood what was happening, she pushed herself off

shed out of the kitchen. He had horror written all over his expre

her broken body. He looked so dismayed, I don't think I

you okay? Can

d thrown herself down the sta

is girl reached to make her do

en there, I might have felt sorry for her state. But I was there, I

on't blame her, she just doesn't want to lose you." Scarlett said and I was horrified.

in his eyes, "how could you?!" he bar

could take the blame for this. "she pushed herself off the

an out of the kitchen

ou're saying you didn't do it, so what? Scarlett pushed herself down the stairs? You wanted to remain Ethan's wi

said weakly, blaming herself again. That was h

ng to believe me. I watched as Ethan picked Scarlett u

ose years, I won't let anything happen to you ever aga

at that moment, all I could think was, "This was the man you