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Scarlett’s POV

What does that mean?

I stare at Adrian as a million possibilities run around my head. How did he know? Did he know something? Is he talking about the junkie thing, or my dad, or both… I dare not go for the one direction that I’m afraid to go-

Could it mean…that my mom can still be alive?

“It can wait,” Aurora rubs my shoulder as I apparently freeze.

“I’m okay,” I mumble, but I AM a bit out of it. I don’t feel like bursting out in tears when I hear about it again, but I don’t know if I could take it to have my hopes up only to be crushed again.

Adrian sighs, giving me a resigned look: “This would be how you feel ALL THE TIME, if you look into this yourself. Every piece of new information, confirmed or not, will be an emotional rollercoaster. And quite frankly, I don’t think you can handle it–”

“Adrian Dunn!” Aurora bursts out in anger, “How could you-?!”

“Aurora,” I follow her up to stop her, “It’s okay. I’m okay, and he is actually right. If I can’t take such a nothing news, then I can’t handle the investigation.”

looks at me with an

sorry, That’s all I can say to him in front of Aurora for now, “I won’t get my hope up that

would dare to just steal a kid when the mom

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keep that in

nod. Aurora hugs

stings me when it’s extinguished as I close my eyes. I need to grow up, if I want to

truth about me. If I want to do

her a long time. ago. I can’t lose

later changed it to your mother begged her father to take you. Ava definitely lied at least once in there, and maybe both times are lies even.

it.”

Plausible.

words to remember that she was nothing but a liar. But this liar knows about my family, and the good thing is,

birth certificate and the full thing, then it’s hard to find anything on our own, especially when we

Adrian curves his lips into a smirk, the politeness in his tone

sarcasm.

into it

did?!” This time Adrian laughs with a bit of surprise,

what did you

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