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?”

direction again: “Yes, hopefully

Ava lowers her eyes.

might forgive me if I helped her locate her

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

they would try to save

Good story, Jack Fuller.

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 and

body from snorting coldly at that. The only thing that saved me

room.

for her seeing herself as Pinocchio before, I no longer do. She lies when she doesn’t even need to. She could just outright say that she was jealous and that wouldn’t diminish his love for her even

has the cocooned look on her face right now:

she was healed. Before she thought she

said she didn’t know. Whether a lie or truth, she doesn’t have the answer

has been waiting for

enter. He pulls me inside the room, checking oût both sides before he closes

enter his safe all the time.” Jack Fuller guards his

Emperor’s

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