132 The Emperor’s New Necklace

Scarlett’s POV

“I don’t know,” Ava blurts almost Instantly without thinking, then her tone turns suspiciously, “…why are you asking?”

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“Why do you think?” Sebastian lets out a light laugh, but if I’m not mistaken, the laugh does not reach his eyes. I have never seen him treat Ava with such an attitude.

Ava pouts her lips, staring at Sebastian with her deer eyes wide open, her tone timid like a tamed sister–in- law: “You are asking for…her? Are you two…getting back together?”

Sebastian glances in my direction again: “Yes, hopefully soon.”

Ava lowers her eyes.

“I thought she might forgive me if I helped her locate her biological parents,” Sebastian continues as if not seeing Ava’s bothered look.

face, “says the junkies will strangle us like vines if they found out that their daughter got

would try to save me from

Good story, Jack Fuller.

matter at what age,” Sebastian nods slowly, looking at Ava right in the eyes, “You will help me though, right? You always said

body from snorting coldly at that.

room.

right. Only Sebastian would believe such a lie. If I felt pity for her seeing herself as Pinocchio before, I no longer do. She lies when she doesn’t even need to. She could just outright say that she was jealous and that wouldn’t diminish

cocooned look

she was healed. Before she thought she could have a

sneak back up. She said she didn’t know. Whether a lie or truth, she doesn’t have the

has been waiting

have got it!” He says with a mysterious look the moment I enter. He pulls me inside the room, checking oût both sides before he closes the door behind

password?” frown in confusion, “Why did you even want it? It’s not like we can enter his safe all the time.” Jack Fuller guards

Emperor’s New

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pulling a thing

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