She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked

097 His City

Scarlett's POV

"North Dakota?" Adrian shoots over a surprised look, asking as we head to the parking lot, "That's far from here. How did know your real parents are there?"

The doctor was Adrian's acquaintance, and at his promise, we left the doctor's office feeling safe about my secret. I feel bad about hiding this from Sebastian, but before I'm sure I can protect my baby from them, I can't risk letting any of my "family" know about the baby. Adrain is the third of the only three people that I can trust my secret with.

I briefly explained to him about my situation and how Jack Fuller always managed to find me in my earlier attempts to run away from "home".

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It started with the time when Sebastian found me in the woods. I just made my first "friend" at that time, and he promised he could help me run away if "you hate your home that much". He led me Into the woods and after a few turns he left me there alone. I didn't know how to get out, and I didn't know how to get

back home either.

Later I found out that my "first friend" was Ava's "first mate" in bullying people, Ethan Turner. They laughed at me together about how stupid I was to think I could "make a friend".

After that I tried several times to run, only to realize without money or power, I could never escape. My plan was to wait until I graduated from high school, because legally the Fullers are my foster parents, and the system is on their side. But once I graduated, they won't help Jack Fuller on searching for me. Besides, I would be able to get a job. I had it all planned out, and that was why I got straight As in school, not because I was a nerd, but because I needed to be able to support myself.

My plan died at Sebastian's proposal.

"Anyways, the point being, I have to go if they summon me," I tell Adrian, waving my phone briefly, Especially if I want to escape. I can't afford to let them get suspicious about my pl

Jack Fuller has a whole army trained to catch me, besides, he got Sebastian, his powerful soon-to-be-son- In-law. But with Adrian on my side, I might have a chance. I need to keep everything low-key, and disappear on them when they would least expect it. Adrian pushes the buttons in the elevator in silence, thinking. The air in the small cube freezes in his

silence.

"But North Dakota...?" He finally lets out a long breath, his pretty eyebrows furrowing together, "That's like... the other side of the world...how did he even apply for such an adoption from here?!"

"Ohh, that's not what's on my birth certification," I shake my head, feeling unsure about the information myself, "Ava had a slip of the tongue once, the time when she 'accidentally told me that I was adopted. She said I was a bastard HER dad brought back from a trip to North Dakota."

"It's from Ava?! Wait, she told you that you were adopted???" Adrian raises his eyebrows in shock, That's- so fucking messed up and so much to unpack...I don't even know-"

"I knoww..." I sigh with a nod, leaning back on the elevator, "I'm not sure how much of that I could trust either. But that's the most I got about my parents so far..."

097 His City

It's not like I had anything to look into. Jack Fuller doesn't even it me touch my adopted file.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Ava's outburst at that time sounded like a genuine angry outlet versus a strategic lie. Besides, of all people, she is the one who doesn't want me to leave the most. I don't think she has any motive to lure me out of the city, unless that's information she registered as true in her brain, and it just slipped out. "Can you..." Adrian hesitate. "Maybe stay for a while longer? We need to make a plan. It's a long shot for you to go over there with this little going on."

I can stay longer. But my baby can't hide safely inside me for that long.

"Even so, it's better than staying, just..." I turn to Adrian, feeling guilty, "I'm just sorry about the movie. But it's not like I deserved that chance anyway. You totally gave me that chance because you were into me at

that time."

"I wasn't lying when I told you I see value in your story, and I'm not asking you to stay because of the movie," Adrian shakes his head, looking at me with a serious tone, "At least let me look into it first. I'll help you locate your family, and you can make a better decision then."

"I can protect you better here," Adrian offers, worry in his kind eyes, "In MY city."