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?”

glances in my direction again: “Yes, hopefully

Ava lowers her eyes.

might forgive me if I helped her locate her

Ava murmurs with a scared face, “says the junkies will strangle us like vines if they found out that their daughter got adopted

try to

Good story, Jack Fuller.

in the eyes, “You will help me though,

at that. The only thing that

room.

I no longer do. She lies when she doesn’t even need to. She could just

cocooned look on her

she thought she could have a normal

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

has been waiting for

mysterious look the moment I enter. He pulls me inside the room, checking oût both sides before

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

The Emperor’s

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