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.

up and stands

I

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

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

is from

to belong to the upper class, yet no one at the party seems to regonize him. Not

him, but Granny already left the center of the circle, and she takes

guess I stepped in too fast, too,” Granny smirks at me, “The

See far? Of what?

warm smile as if taking a student to class,

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of them, and they leave that in random

she gasps in shock

av eves in

to catch the split second of panic

The stranger was telling the truth about the initials, and moreover, Ava does NOT own the

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

Happily, I turn to look at Ava, only to see the angry glare of Sebastian. Seriously? He would

in a crying tone, gripping the corner of Sebastian’s suit, “I didn’t mean no

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