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.

Sebastian walks up and stands between Ava and

I

to the lady who made a pretty mean accusation at me?” The

doesn’t know who Sebastian is! No one

is from out

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

the center of the circle, and she takes me back to the outskirts

too fast, too,” Granny smirks at me, “The kid sees

See far? Of what?

explaining with a warm smile as if taking a student

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one of them, and they leave that in random

second before she gasps in shock

av eves in

dart Ava’s direction, just in time to catch the split

nervous look says it all: The stranger was telling the truth about

Ava calmly, “did you ask about my name out of curiosity, or did you just want to know what to

I turn to look at Ava, only to see the angry

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

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