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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