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

maybe they would try to save me

Good story, Jack Fuller.

right in the eyes, “You will help me

snorting coldly at that. The only thing that saved me was the

room.

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

She has the cocooned look on her face right now:

Before she thought she could have

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

has been waiting for

enter. He pulls me inside the room,

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 his safe like a dragon with his

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Lucas smirks, pulling a

A

blue velvet necklace case. It’s empty

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