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.

“says the junkies will

they would try to save me

Good story, Jack Fuller.

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

physically can’t stop my body from snorting coldly at that. The only

room.

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

She has the cocooned look on her face

thought she could have a

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

been

I enter. He pulls me inside the room, checking oût both sides before he closes the door behind me in

want it? It’s not like we can enter his safe all the time.” Jack Fuller guards his safe like a dragon

The Emperor’s

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pulling a

A

velvet necklace case.

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