046 A Lousy Pickup Line

Scarlett’s POV

The circle is surprised to utter silence. Aurora frowns – Granny is resolving the situation on his behalf and he doesn’t seem to understand that. Ava smiles politely with restraint, delivering her disappointment at an “unreasonable liar” perfectly.

Even Granny is surprised.

Lilith shoots over a worried look at him and he gives her a reassuring smile.

The mean girls throw mocks mixed with attacks, but none seem to even land on the stranger. He just stands there with a polite smile, looking directly at Ava.

“I’m not sure if I want to answer your question,” Ava pouts lightly, “considering you didn’t answer mine.”

About his name? I mean, sure he didn’t answer, but I would hardly consider that an offense-

“Why did you-” The stranger takes a step in Ava’s direction and Ava backs a step as if scared.

and stands between

I

the lady who made a pretty mean accusation

He doesn’t know who Sebastian is! No one in the city would talk to Sebastian like that. Not impolite,

from out of

belong to the upper class, yet no

him, but Granny already left the center of the circle, and she takes me back to the outskirts with

guess I stepped in too fast, too,” Granny

See far? Of what?

thing about Nightingale,” The stranger suddenly turns to Lilith, explaining with a warm smile as if taking a student to class, “they design the initials of

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046 A Lousy Picku

if they only make one of them, and they

for a second before she gasps in shock and

av eves in

my, God! I dart Ava’s direction, just in time to catch the split second of panic flashes through

all: The stranger was telling the truth about the initials, and moreover, Ava

calmly, “did you ask about my name out of curiosity, or did you just want to know what to answer if I asked you, what the

the angry glare of Sebastian. Seriously? He would take her side even when proof i

just being polite…” Ava murmurs in a crying tone, gripping the corner of Sebastian’s

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