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?”

never seen that

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

if I

and the stranger, unconscious of my nail cutting deep into my

“Relax,” Granny s

gently, whispering,

seems so confident in the

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her lips

what’s with the proud face when the answer you give

30 grand for this piece, and you thought it smart to humiliate me with a claim of it being a knockoff?

My heart sinks.

ordinary designs are close to six figures, not to mention

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

I

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

her condescending demeanor, sneering at the stranger coldly, “Next time you buy a knockoff, count the zeros right of the original! It’s 300 THOUSAND, my love, and certainly something you can’t

lowers her head modestly. The stranger shoots a

worried look, also shocked: “You

a cold, dangerous look when they

up? They said I’m

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

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