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, hopefully

Ava lowers her eyes.

I helped her locate her biological parents,” Sebastian

want anything to do with that family,” Ava murmurs with a scared face, “says the junkies will strangle us like vines if they found out that their daughter got adopted by rich

maybe they would try to save me from

Good story, Jack Fuller.

children taken, no matter at what age,” Sebastian nods slowly, looking at Ava right in the eyes, “You will help me though, right? You always said you wanted Scar

from snorting coldly at that.

room.

pity for her seeing herself as Pinocchio before, I no longer do. She lies when she doesn’t even need to. She could

look on her face right

thought she

staircase and sneak back up. She said she didn’t know. Whether a lie or truth, she doesn’t have the answer I

been

me inside the room, checking oût both sides before he closes the door behind me in

can enter his safe all the time.” Jack

Emperor’s New

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