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.

family,” Ava murmurs with a scared face, “says the junkies will strangle us like vines if they found out that their

they would try

Good story, Jack Fuller.

children taken, no matter at what age,” Sebastian nods slowly, looking at Ava right in the eyes, “You will help me though, right? You always said you wanted Scar and me

stop my body from snorting coldly at that.

room.

me and her prince charming a happy ever after? Yeah, 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

look on

she thought she could have a

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

has been

I enter. He pulls me inside the

the time.” Jack Fuller guards

Emperor’s New

+25 BONUS

a thing from

A

velvet necklace case.

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