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.

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

maybe they would try to

Good story, Jack Fuller.

their children taken, no matter at what age,” Sebastian nods slowly, looking at Ava right in the eyes, “You will help me

snorting coldly at

room.

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 his love for

cocooned look on her

Before she thought she could have

on him, I turn for the staircase and sneak back up. She said she didn’t know. Whether a

has been waiting

look the moment I enter. He pulls me inside the room, checking oût both sides

confusion, “Why did you even want it? It’s not like we can enter his safe all the

The Emperor’s

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a thing from behind

A

blue velvet necklace

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