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?”

in my direction again: “Yes,

Ava lowers her eyes.

I helped her locate her biological parents,” Sebastian continues as

Ava murmurs with a scared face, “says the junkies will strangle us like vines if

they would try

Good story, Jack Fuller.

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

body from snorting coldly at that. The only thing

room.

her seeing herself as Pinocchio before, I

cocooned look on her face

healed. Before she thought she could

turn for the staircase and sneak back up. She said she didn’t know. Whether a lie or truth,

has been waiting for

the moment I enter. He pulls me inside the

confusion, “Why did you even want it? It’s not like we can enter his safe all the time.” Jack Fuller guards his safe like

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