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Scarlett’s POV

I cover my mouth in shock, throwing the case into the safe and locking it, only to realize I have got nowhere to escape. How could she be ba so quickly?!

“Scarlett!” Ava keeps shouting, wracking the doorknob like crazy, “You stole my key, didn’t you?! You dare to sneak into Daddy’s study?! You are dead! Daddy told me you would try something and you certainly did! Open up!”

I struggle between the door and the balcony.

It’s not safe if Lucas is not there to catch me, if I go with the air way. But if I go with the door…

I wanted to play dumb and investigate first, but I guess the beans are spilling. I grip the key in one hand, and the doorknob in another. If this is how it’s blowing out–

“Some guy climbed into her window,” I hear a guy’s voice across the door, his words are for Ava apparently. I hold my breath and wait.

Some guy? What guy? Lucas? Into my room, not the study??? Wait, they have eyes on the windows???!

“The cameraman? Into her room? They are not sleeping together, are they?” Ava whispers back, hesitating, “But my key is gone… Who else would steal it but her?”

“Scarlett!” Ava shouts at the door again, giving me a flinch, “Daddy is on his way home! You better come out while you can!”

Shit.

phone

on my mouth. All the way till I am by the glass door, furthest from the door,

says quickly as soon as the call is through, “They can’t get into the study so long as you have the key. We just need to persuade them that you are in your room and this can be

words put me at

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what if they guard the door?” I whisper, hearing the shiver in my own voice, “She said Jack Fuller is on his

eyes on him, but he is an

coming,” Lucas whispers into the phone, “when you hear her voice, speak into your microphone as loud as you are allowed to be. Be careful not to let her

“Okay-”

outside my

with my hand as if that can block my voice from escaping to the door. I said it as lightly as I could, but

anyone by the

Ava pauses, apparently didn’t expect my answer. When she speaks again, her voice has a shade of hesitation, “You…in there? Someone saw a guy climbing into your window, so I just want to

like a conundrum if I answer

Lucas,” I try, waiting for her

are still married, right? You can’t behave like this, Scar. You

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