Chapter 45

045 A 30 Grand Piece

Scarlett’s POV

“So, you are saying that I bought a knockoff, is that it?”

The handsome stranger does not let Lilith go, but looks up at the group of mean girls with a nod. Suddenly all his moves are elegant in my eyes, a pleasure to watch for

some reason.

I think Lilith feels the same because she is looking up at him with a smitten slash stunned look from his chest.

“I-“The mean girls all look at the one standing in the middle, Olivia Keen, Ava’s best friend. She hems and haws, “I mean…”

Eyes darting to Ava, she’s too nervous and she needs instructions from her master.

“I’m sorry, who are we talking to?” Ava clears her throat and steps up, her tone polite and her voice pleasent. It’s the voice she uses when she wants to impress. Guess it’s universal that the stranger is considered handsome. Or Ava just evaluated the tailed suits on him well.

The stranger cocks his eyebrows with an amused look as if pleasantly surprised.

I’m nervous again. If Ava wants to come off as charming, she can. It takes time to see her true color. Or, in Sebastian’s case – takes forever.

“Does my name have anything to do with my accused crime?”

rejection. I have never seen that happening to

I offended you in any way,” Ava’s bitter smile is just perfect. A poor little thing that is wronged but remains polite, with a tad of sorrow

believe her if I

and the stranger, unconscious of my nail cutting deep

“Relax,” Granny s

my back gently, whispering,

seems so confident

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curves her lips happily:

what’s with the proud

grand for this piece, and you

My heart sinks.

ordinary designs are close to six figures, not to mention a customized, unique

making a slightly surprised look. But not her minions. They

I

think I saw it on the cover of the Times, but that was it. I sincerely hope that’s not

the stranger coldly, “Next time you buy a knockoff, count the zeros right of the original! It’s 300 THOUSAND,

a smirk at Ava, and Ava lowers her head modestly. The stranger shoots a glance

looks up with a worried look, also shocked: “You gave me a 30 grand

look when they burst into laughter, but Lilith’s words put an utterly surprised look on his

up? They said I’m

him lightly, and he lets her go this time, “I’m really grateful for your help, both times. I’m sorry

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