She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

139 Two Can Play This Game Scarlett's POV

I cover my mouth in shock, throwing the case into the safe and locking it, only to realize I have got nowhere to escape. How could she be ba so quickly?!

"Scarlett!" Ava keeps shouting, wracking the doorknob like crazy, "You stole my key, didn't you?! You dare to sneak into Daddy's study?! You are dead! Daddy told me you would try something and you certainly did! Open up!" I struggle between the door and the balcony.

It's not safe if Lucas is not there to catch me, if I go with the air way. But if I go with the door...

I wanted to play dumb and investigate first, but I guess the beans are spilling. I grip the key in one hand, and the doorknob in another. If this is how it's blowing out-

"Some guy climbed into her window," I hear a guy's voice across the door, his words are for Ava apparently. I hold my breath and wait.

Some guy? What guy? Lucas? Into my room, not the study??? Wait, they have eyes on the windows???!

"The cameraman? Into her room? They are not sleeping together, are they?" Ava whispers back, hesitating, "But my key is gone... Who else would steal it but her?" "Scarlett!" Ava shouts at the door again, giving me a flinch, "Daddy is on his way home! You better come out while you can!"

Shit.

phone lights up.

on my mouth. All the way till I am by the glass door, furthest from the door, I put the call through and whisper:

long as you have the key. We just need to persuade them that you are in your room and this can be your alibi. Stay calm." His words put me at

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hearing the shiver in

but he is an hour away," Lucas answers swiftly, "we

voice, speak into your microphone as loud as you are allowed to be. Be careful not to

suddenly bursts out both outside my door and my phone, "Open

voice from escaping to the door. I said it as lightly as I could, but it still sounded like a bomb in the quiet study. I don't know if anyone by the door

her voice has a shade of hesitation, "You...in there? Someone saw a guy climbing into your window, so I just want to come and check your safety." Well...sounds like a conundrum if I

Lucas," I try,

is here, too," Ava kicks the ball to me yet again, "you know you are still married, right? You can't behave like

I'm a Fuller with a husband? Why didn't you think of that when you called him out for

out Lucas's plan - he put me on speaker at maximum volume for Ava's ear, but then he couldn't open the door, which is what Ava