She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

Chapter 45

045 A 30 Grand Piece

Scarlett's

POV

"So, you are saying that I bought a knockoff, is that it?"

The handsome stranger does not let Lilith go, but looks up at the group of mean girls with a nod. Suddenly all his moves are elegant in my eyes, a pleasure to watch for some reason.

I think Lilith feels the same because she is looking up at him with a smitten slash stunned look from his chest.

"I-"The mean girls all look at the one standing in the middle, Olivia Keen, Ava's best friend. She hems and haws, "I mean..."

Eyes darting to Ava, she's too nervous and she needs instructions from her master.

"I'm sorry, who are we talking to?" Ava clears her throat and steps up, her tone polite and her voice pleasent. It's the voice she uses when she wants to impress. Guess it's universal that the stranger is considered handsome. Or Ava just evaluated the tailed suits on him wel The stranger cocks his eyebrows with an amused look as if pleasantly surprised.

I'm nervous again. If Ava wants to come off as charming, she can. It takes time to see her true color. Or, in Sebastian's case - takes forever.

"Does my name have anything to do with my accused crime?"

have never seen that happening to Ava. She likes to earn men's favor, like

sorry if I offended you in any way," Ava's bitter smile is just perfect. A poor

her if I didn't

dart nervous eyes between Ava and the stranger, unconscious

"Relax," Granny s

gently, whispering, "just

don't know why Granny seems so confident in the situation, "Do

+25 BONUS

045 30 Grand P

curves her lips happily:

are you so confident?! And what's with the

paid 30 grand for this piece, and you thought

their ordinary designs are close to six figures, not

surprised look. But not her minions. They exchange

I

that piece is. I think I saw it on the cover of the Times, but that was it. I sincerely hope that's not where he got to know

time you buy a knockoff, count the zeros right of the original! It's 300 THOUSAND, my love, and certainly something you can't afford! I know

lowers her head modestly. The stranger shoots

also shocked: "You gave me a 30

nailed on the mean girls with a cold, dangerous look when they burst into laughter, but Lilith's words put an utterly surprised

picked up?