132 The Emperor’s New Necklace

Scarlett’s POV

“I don’t know,” Ava blurts almost Instantly without thinking, then her tone turns suspiciously, “…why are you asking?”

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“Why do you think?” Sebastian lets out a light laugh, but if I’m not mistaken, the laugh does not reach his eyes. I have never seen him treat Ava with such an attitude.

Ava pouts her lips, staring at Sebastian with her deer eyes wide open, her tone timid like a tamed sister–in- law: “You are asking for…her? Are you two…getting back together?”

my direction again: “Yes,

Ava lowers her eyes.

her locate her

want anything to do with that family,” Ava murmurs with a scared face, “says the junkies will strangle us like

maybe they would try

Good story, Jack Fuller.

slowly, looking at Ava right in the eyes, “You will help me though, right? You always said you wanted Scar and me

physically can’t stop my body from snorting coldly at that. The only thing

room.

Sebastian would believe such a lie. If I felt pity for her seeing herself as Pinocchio before, I no longer do. She lies when she doesn’t even need to. She could

the cocooned look on her face right now: “That

she

Ava’s attention on him, I turn for the staircase and sneak back up. She said she didn’t know. Whether

been waiting for

me inside the room, checking oût

want it? It’s not like we can enter his safe all the time.” Jack Fuller guards his safe like a dragon with his mountain of gold. He

Emperor’s New

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