132 The Emperor's New Necklace

Scarlett's POV

"I don't know," Ava blurts almost Instantly without thinking, then her tone turns suspiciously, "...why are you asking?"

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"Why do you think?" Sebastian lets out a light laugh, but if I'm not mistaken, the laugh does not reach his eyes. I have never seen him treat Ava with such an attitude.

Ava pouts her lips, staring at Sebastian with her deer eyes wide open, her tone timid like a tamed sister-in-law: "You are asking for...her? Are you two...getting back together?" Sebastian glances in my direction again: "Yes, hopefully soon."

Ava lowers her eyes.

"I thought she might forgive me if I helped her locate her biological parents," Sebastian continues as if not seeing Ava's bothered look.

"Daddy doesn't want anything to do with that family," Ava murmurs with a scared face, "says the junkies will strangle us like vines if they found out that their daughter got adopted by rich people..."

Or maybe they would try to save me from him.

Good story, Jack Fuller.

looking at Ava right in the eyes, "You will help me though, right? You always said you wanted

can't stop my body from snorting coldly at that. The only thing that saved

room.

Only Sebastian would believe such a lie. If I felt pity for her seeing herself as Pinocchio before, I no longer do. She

the cocooned look on her face right now:

she was healed. Before she thought she could

turn for the staircase and sneak back up. She said she didn't know. Whether a lie or truth, she doesn't

been

enter. He pulls me inside the room, checking

Fuller guards

+25 BONUS

Lucas smirks, pulling a thing

A

necklace

I gasp in shock, "The necklace case in the safe?! You got it after Ava left

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