She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

133 My Own Justice

Scarlett’s POV

3 don’t know if it belongs to your mom yet, but that necklace definitely has a story behind it,” Lucas smirks with confidence. “The chain has some rust on it. By the smell left in the case? I’d say…”

I hold my breath, and he purses his lips, looking at me with a teasing smirk. I feel an anxiety rush when I realize he is taunting me, “What–71*

“Blood,” He blurts calmly, cutting my outburst out, and giving me another anxiety rush yet again.

“What?!” I shrill

“Shushhhh!” He hisses at me, pointing at the door and leading me away from it and closer to the window. Right. It’s not something for other’s ears.

“But.. blood? Why would there be blood on there? Do drug users spill blood when they are dying?” I can’t sort out a million questions in my mind, “And also, why would a junkie have such a nice necklace? And why would Jack Fuller take it? For money? He does not look like he is trying to sell it–”

looks very bothered, rolling his eyes and rubbing his hair, like a disappointed teacher. Finally, he takes a deep breath, speaking slowly and clearly as he looks into my eyes: “Seriously,

Duh?!

my brain is completely shut down at the shocking fact that I

and through? Your Mom wasn’t a junkie, she might have died but certainly not

he lied. I can’t close my shocked jaw, but the facts begin to string

that he guards his study tighter than a prison – he doesn’t want me to look for my

happened to my Mom? Did Jack Fuller kill her? If he did, then why take the necklace home? If not, then why was he so conveniently there to take me at the one moment when my Mom couldn’t protect me? And most importantly why didn’t my family come to look for me

they…not want me

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DNA from the blood and if that matches yours, then it’s definitely your Mom’s belongings,” Lucas’s ramble gets stronger as my mind calms down from the big news. I can’t panic. I need to think and make

family-

I

“What?!”