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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the password this easily??? I did

on his screen lightly twice — our code for halting the action. I stop, not far from the study, waiting nervously. But I want

me, Alfred swims through the crowd with a silver plate level with his shoulder like a fish, and he bows to me

didn’t know I was sick. Ava’s

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

it. What could it possibly be in that damn safe for her to be so

Olivia giggles, and I listen carefully

through the files, ” Have you thought about the possibility that

not the wealthiest in the 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 daughters, even just an adopted one. I’m actually as surprised as

weren’t there when I opened

Jack Fuller just worried that I might steal from him? Or is he having the gold bars for a different reason – for example…paying for the

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up to cover my mouth as I

seeing in the safe that’s so important that he is willing to risk

in awe, and Ava’s