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.”

the fastest way to get a result. I know a pretty good lawyer, and maybe we can hear his opinion on

make the decision right now?” I

not

keep the case and hand it 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

Adrian asks, adding insightfully,

his question in a statement tone. He knows I have other

but his patient waiting forces me to, “my REAL family. They would know if this

I thought you

this way. Not putting myself out and waiting to see if this time I

came to look for

we should do it right. If you can wait with patience, then there is no problem. We will put everything back, not alarm Jack

got it,” Lucas puts the necklace case back into his belt, “back in the

I give him an apologetic look,

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do what feels right to

Ummm—

his eyes, making a face as Lucas jumps onto the railing on the balcony, “He begged me for

Lucas is back.

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