Chapter 81

Scarlett's POV This was it. Today was the big day that would decide my fate from now on. Whether it would be placed in my hands or I would continue to be manipulated under the guise of this bond, I hoped to get the results I wanted right now. "You didn't sleep," Lucien commented as he wrapped his hand around my waist. I looked at him, dressed in a dark purple suit to match my light purple dress that hugged my body, accentuating my curves. I glared at him. "And whose fault was that?" He blinked at me innocently. "Definitely not mine." I rolled my eyes at him. His words from last night still echoed in my mind, repeating even as I tried to fall asleep. Instead of thinking about events related to my bond dissolution, my thoughts kept turning back to his words, which left me dumbfounded. But thanks to that, I wasn't nervous right now or constantly overthinking the outcome of the bond dissolution that hadn't happened yet. Instead, I felt relief. "You did it on purpose, didn't you?" I said as