Chapter 39

039 Poisoned To The Bone

Scarlett’s POV

“Scar, what’s wrong?” Aurora frowns, then as if realized something, she slowly looks up at the fancy hotel, her voice now shivering, too, “…what’s today’s party again…?”

Then she takes a gasp.

“Yeah…” My brain freezes, and before I could do anything, I watched a police car pulling up. and Lilith comes off.

“You sure it’s here? It doesn’t look like a place for people like us-” Damon’s voice follows Lilith out as she sprints to us, “Lil!”

“Scar!” Lilith crushes into me for a big hug, turning to make a naught face at Damon, “Told you I got the right address!”

Damon sticks his head out at me and Aurora: “Sorry I’m dumping my problem on you guys, but I’m on a case right now and I really can’t-”

“It’s okay, we got her,” Aurora nods at him, and I dart my eyes down to the ground – we can’t tell Lilith to leave now. It wouldn’t be any less humiliating than telling her it’s an upper–class party that we are going for.

a pair of

at a loss. We might bring a backup dress

but now… Lilith looks confused, looking at

on a pout, frowning at Lilith with a

to hand it to Ava when it comes to acting. Maybe Sebastian didn’t fund her

and I had never invited Ava to Granny’s birthday parties. She came as Sebastian’s plus one, KNOWING it would upset Granny, and she is accusing Lilith of being rude for wearing informal

of Sebastian as if she is bullied to tears on behalf of Granny.

you care so much about upsetting Granny, then maybe you should figure out how

tongue, Sebastian lets out a resigned sigh, darting his impatient

me, “Scar, did you invite Ava over just to

that what Ava told him? I cock an eyebrow at

at Sebastian, “if you didn’t bring her here as your plus one, then I suggest you

of jealousy. It was, part of it. Granny’s birthday was the one day Sebastian would snow some care for me, even only on the surface. I didn’t want to

all. Granny doesn’t like her. That’s

But he knew.

he brought her

me

mumblies with a disbelieving look,

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