134 His Password

Scarlett’s POV

“You sure you don’t want to detonate this bomb in the Fullers‘ faces?” Lucas throws the necklace case up and down, “Last chance.”

Biting my lips, I answer in the end: “No.”

“Did you hear that?” Lucas pulls out his phone, asking.

What the–?! I charge up to him, and before I can throw a demand, he turns his phone, and on his screen is Adrian’s face.

“He is my employer,” Lucas grins at me. Shooting him a glare, I take his phone. I’m not really against Adrian’s participation, but not when he is busy pursuing Aurora, and definitely not in this way!

“I just called him to check up on you when you entered. Sorry,” Seeing my frustration, Adrian quickly explains, “I’m not monitoring over you, I swear.”

“I guess I could use a friend’s advice…” I roll my eyes, can’t stay mad at the slippery fox, “but…I already made up my mind on this one.”

I know a pretty good lawyer,

decision right now?” I hesitate, staring

me, not speaking for

over. I don’t know how much an empty case can prove. Even with the necklace’s weight added, I doubt if I could see any result in years. Not to mention the kind of top–notch lawyers Jack Fuller has that I

bothering you…?” Adrian asks, adding

question in a statement tone. He knows I have other

to talk, but his patient waiting forces me to, “my REAL

problem? I thought you wanted to find

putting myself out and waiting to see if this time I get lucky. I want to see them first, and

to look for

all my thoughts. Quickly he nods, with a full set of new plans formed already: “You are right. This time we should do it right. If you can wait with patience, then there is no problem. We will put

necklace case back into his belt, “back in

give him an apologetic look,

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is your decision to make, and you should do what feels right to you,” Lucas grins at me brightly, “I’ll just double Adrian’s bill for

Ummm—

face as Lucas jumps onto the railing on the balcony, “He begged me for this job.

Lucas is back.

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