She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

130 Gift With And Old Chain

Scarlett’s POV

“What?!” It’s Olivia Keen’s voice, “We are in your dad’s study! You know how sacred it is to us kids?! The ‘forbidden roommmmm‘!!!”

I roll my eyes, whispering to Lucas: “I’m on my way!”

You have to hand it to the mean girls – they are mean to everyone, sometimes even to each other. They are selfish and horrible and they harm and betray, but somehow, they still make up with each other after. Birds of a feather, I guess?

“What forbidden room?! That’s just stupid! Is YOUR dad’s study open to everyone???” Ava snorts, closing the door. I don’t hear the light switch’s sound. So the room should be dark still. Lucas can hide, but not for long. I can’t imagine if Ava burst into a scream in the next few seconds and called the police on us.

I can’t let Lucas get punished for my plan.

“Pretty much, yeah,” Olivia’s indifferent voice comes through clear and loud,“ Who still plays the last century spy–like rules at home, huh? What is your dad? An FBI?! Hey, can I take my boyfriend in here and make out???!”

Think about poor Lucas if Ava lets her.

“Are you freaking crazy?!” Ava hisses at Olivia angrily, “Dad gave me the mission of keeping an eye on that bitch, or I wouldn’t even be allowed in here, understand?! I’m gonna kill you if you dare take anyone else in this room!”

“Chill! Geez…” Olivia murmurs. I can see her rolling her eyes in my mind saying that, “We are not allowed in here, but you get to open the safe?? I thought your dad had a dead body in it.”

“I told you this is a one–time thing!” Ava clicks her tongue at Olivia, “Dad told me to change the password, and I’m allowing you to take a look at something I don’t even get to see normally, okay??? Be grateful and shut up!”

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really? We get to see the password this

Lucas is thinking about the same thing. He clicks on his screen lightly twice — our code for halting the action. I stop, not far from the study,

the crowd with a silver plate level with his shoulder like a fish, and he bows to me lightly, “Glad to see you up and around. Are you

was sick. Ava’s

smile at him, and to prove it, I take a glass of champagne from the plate he is carrying. Observing me

Olivia’s shout makes me jump. I flinch, almost gasped at it. What could it possibly be in that damn safe for

does this?” Olivia giggles, and I listen carefully through my earbuds, “Just files?

files, ” Have you thought

city. Far from it. If not, then he wouldn’t be hell–bent on marrying his real daughter to Sebastian. Even if it wouldn’t paint the best picture when he has already married one of his

when I opened

him? Or is he having the gold

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pull my hair up to cover my mouth as I whisper

He doesn’t want me to lure Ava out? What’s he seeing in the safe that’s so important that he

awe, and Ava’s tone also sounds