138 Scar's Pilgrimage Scarlett's POV

It can't be Lucas if we are going through the door instead of the window. It has to be me. Even if anyone sees me, it won't be a crime.

"What took you so long?!" I hiss at him when he drags me to a dark corner. In his hand is an old bronze key of a weird shape. The gate of the villa uses a fingerprint lock, but Jack Fuller's study still uses one of those old-school locks with a complicated physical key. What's he hiding in there?

"This kind of lock is very expensive, one lock with only one key, and the key can't be duplicated," Seeing my confusion, Lucas explains, "And to answer your question, it's because you gave me the wrong password for the phone."

"What?! It's not Ava's birthday?!" I exclaim, "I swear I have seen him using that."

"Well, maybe it was, but now it isn't," Lucas has a weird look on his face, "do you

want to know what it is?"

"It's okay," I wave my hand, "I don't plan on stealing his phone all the time!"

I have never stolen anything in my life. I was so nervous that I could barely keep my attention on whatever "conversation" we had. Never again!

Lucas continues, looking at me

him a weird look.

not to tell you if you still care about him," Lucas grins at me mischievously, "I don't know what

I frown, gripping the key and the necklace case tight in my hand. What did I say? Never again? Not after one minute and I'm breaking and entering again! I'm not built to be

by the lake. Even if she returns right after she gets there, it is

a deep breath and come out of the corner. I don't

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him into trouble. Jack Fuller is not the most forgiving person, and to think he put the highest security in his safe and study, it can only be me. The

a

part was actually

complicated layout. A thick carpet with ancient patterns covers the whole floor, several floor-to-ceiling bookshelves around the room. One of them is behind the huge desk in the middle. By that bookshelf

Jack Fuller in it, and never before at night. I'm only returning something, yet I feel like

but he didn't leave a father's image in

know if I'm feeling anything about it. I was too nervous to think, but what does a password mean? It's not like Sebastian knew I would steal his phone, so it wasn't for me. I doubt anyone besides Ava could have access to his phone, so maybe using my birthday is like,

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