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.

murmurs with a scared face, “says the junkies will strangle us

they would try

Good story, Jack Fuller.

at what age,” 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 thing that saved

room.

herself as Pinocchio before, I no longer do. She lies when she doesn’t

has the cocooned look on

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

has been

enter. He pulls me inside

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 mountain of gold. He spends most of

Emperor’s

+25 BONUS

a thing

A

velvet necklace case. It’s

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