138 Scar’s Pilgrimage

Scarlett’s POV

It can’t be Lucas if we are going through the door instead of the window. It has to be me. Even if anyone sees me, it won’t be a crime.

“What took you so long?!” I hiss at him when he drags me to a dark corner. In his hand is an old bronze key of a weird shape. The gate of the villa uses a fingerprint lock, but Jack Fuller’s study still uses one of those old–school locks with a complicated physical key.

What’s he hiding in there?

“This kind of lock is very expensive, one lock with only one key, and the key can’t be duplicated,” Seeing my confusion, Lucas explains, “And to answer your question, it’s because you gave me the wrong password for the phone.”

“What?! It’s not Ava’s birthday?!” I exclaim, “I swear I have seen him using that.”

“Well, maybe it was, but now it isn’t,” Lucas has a weird look on his face, “do you

want to know what it is?”

“It’s okay,” I wave my hand, “I don’t plan on stealing his phone all the time!”

so nervous that I could barely keep my attention on whatever “conversation” we had. Never

continues,

weird look.

and not to tell you if you still care about him,” Lucas grins at me mischievously, “I don’t know what happened

I frown, gripping the key and the necklace case tight in my hand. What did I say? Never again? Not after

five minutes by the lake. Even if she returns right after she gets there, it is 15 minutes for

a deep breath and come out

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138 Scar’s Pilgrimage

trouble. Jack Fuller is not the most forgiving person, and to think he

it’s a showdown between

part was

patterns covers the whole floor, several floor–to–ceiling bookshelves around the room. One of them is behind the huge desk in

is

have been to his study countless times, but only a handful without Jack Fuller in it, and never before at night. I’m only

he didn’t leave a father’s image in my head

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