Chapter  47

In awe, Scarlett jumped off Adrian's lap, blinking her eyes rapidly, like there was something suddenly stuck in her eyes. Adrian's words rang repeatedly in her head as she tried to make sense of it. She stared at him with wide eyes, as if another head had suddenly popped out of his neck.

“What did you say?” She asked in a whisper, she could already feel her heart in her stomach.

“You can't be serious.” She scoffed, shaking her head and deciding to tell it off as a joke but the stern look on Adrian's face proved otherwise.

“Scarlett, I'm really sorry but I don't see this affair heading anywhere. I think it'll be better for both of us if we just call it quits. Besides, I'm happy being with your mother and she has been suspecting me for a while now, I don't want anything to ruin the relationship I have with her.” Adrian explained in a soft tone, finding it hard to look up at Scarlett.

Scarlett's jaw dropped, her vision slowly becoming blurred by the tears that gathered in her eyes. A hug