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 Ava and

I

to the lady who

is! No

is from out

he seems to belong to the upper class, yet no one at

but Granny already left the center of the circle,

stepped in too fast, too,”

See far? Of what?

stranger suddenly turns to Lilith, explaining with a warm

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046 A Lousy Picku

if they only make one of them, and they leave that

in shock and then looks down at

av eves in

just in time to catch the

it all: The stranger was telling the truth about the initials, and moreover, Ava does NOT

may indulge me with this one question,” The stranger turns to 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

this twist coming. Happily, I turn to look at Ava, only to see the angry glare

just being polite…” Ava murmurs in a crying tone, gripping the corner of Sebastian’s suit, “I didn’t mean no harm,

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