She Approved the Split He Fell Apart

138 Scar’s Pilgrimage

Scarlett’s POV

It can’t be Lucas if we are going through the door instead of the window. It has to be me. Even if anyone sees me, it won’t be a crime.

“What took you so long?!” I hiss at him when he drags me to a dark corner. In his hand is an old bronze key of a weird shape. The gate of the villa uses a fingerprint lock, but Jack Fuller’s study still uses one of those old–school locks with a complicated physical key.

What’s he hiding in there?

“This kind of lock is very expensive, one lock with only one key, and the key can’t be duplicated,” Seeing my confusion, Lucas explains, “And to answer your question, it’s because you gave me the wrong password for the phone.”

“What?! It’s not Ava’s birthday?!” I exclaim, “I swear I have seen him using that.”

but now it isn’t,” Lucas has

to know what

my hand, “I don’t plan on stealing his phone all

life. I was so nervous that I could barely keep my attention on whatever

continues, looking at me

look. Then why ask

care, and not to tell you if you still care about him,” Lucas grins at me mischievously, “I don’t know what happened between you two but…pity

case tight in my hand. What did I say? Never again? Not after one minute and I’m breaking and entering again! I’m

I texted your sister to meet in five minutes by the lake. Even if she returns right after she gets there, it is 15 minutes for you,” Lucas glances around with a resigned look, “But I can do it if you are

and come out of the corner. I don’t want to 138 Scar’s Pilgrimage get him into trouble. Jack Fuller is not the most forgiving person, and to

a showdown between

entering part was actually

study is huge with a complicated layout. A thick carpet with ancient patterns covers the whole floor, several floor–to–ceiling bookshelves around the room. One of them is behind the huge desk in the middle. By that

is

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