She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

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?”

gave her question a gentle rejection. I have never seen that happening to Ava. She likes to earn men’s favor, like

Ava’s bitter smile is just perfect. A poor little thing that is wronged but remains polite, with a tad

if I didn’t

dart nervous eyes between Ava and the stranger, unconscious

“Relax,” Granny s

gently, whispering, “just

seems so confident in

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her lips happily:

so confident?! And what’s with the proud

question back at Olivia: “I paid 30 grand for this piece, and you thought it smart to

My heart sinks.

designs are close to six figures, not

well, only making a slightly surprised look. But not her minions. They exchange a shocked look before

I

much that piece is. I think I saw it on the cover of the Times, but that was it. I sincerely hope that’s not where he got to know the

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

at Ava, and Ava lowers her

up with a worried look, also

cold, dangerous look when they burst into laughter, but Lilith’s words

you picked up? They said

lets her go this time, “I’m really grateful for your help, both times. I’m sorry I got you involved in this, but this