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 that

they would try to save me

Good story, Jack Fuller.

Ava right in the eyes, “You will help me

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

room.

right. Only Sebastian would believe such a lie. If I felt pity for her seeing herself as Pinocchio before, I no

has the cocooned look on her

was healed. Before she thought she could have a normal life with

She said she didn’t

has been waiting

moment I enter. He pulls me

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

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a thing from behind his

A

velvet necklace case. It’s

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