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.

moment, my phone lights up. Luca's

door slowly with my hand on my mouth. All the way till I am by the glass door, furthest from the door,

long as you have the key. We just need to persuade them

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they guard the door?" I whisper, hearing the shiver in my own voice, "She said

but he is

microphone as loud as you are allowed to be. Be careful not to let her people at your

both outside my door and my phone,

door. I said it as lightly as I could, but it still sounded like a bomb in the

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

it's just Lucas," I try, waiting

still married, right? You can't behave like this, Scar. You are a Fuller. Open up and at least let your husband

my eyes. Now I'm a Fuller with a husband? Why didn't you think of that when you called

plan - he put me on speaker at maximum volume for Ava's ear, but