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139 Two Can Play This Game

Scarlett’s POV

I cover my mouth in shock, throwing the case into the safe and locking it, only to realize I have got nowhere to escape. How could she be ba so quickly?!

“Scarlett!” Ava keeps shouting, wracking the doorknob like crazy, “You stole my key, didn’t you?! You dare to sneak into Daddy’s study?! You are dead! Daddy told me you would try something and you certainly did! Open up!”

I struggle between the door and the balcony.

It’s not safe if Lucas is not there to catch me, if I go with the air way. But if I go with the door…

I wanted to play dumb and investigate first, but I guess the beans are spilling. I grip the key in one hand, and the doorknob in another. If this is how it’s blowing out–

“Some guy climbed into her window,” I hear a guy’s voice across the door, his words are for Ava apparently. I hold my breath and wait.

Some guy? What guy? Lucas? Into my room, not the study??? Wait, they have eyes on the windows???!

“The cameraman? Into her room? They are not sleeping together, are they?” Ava whispers back, hesitating, “But my key is gone… Who else would steal it but her?”

door again, giving me a flinch, “Daddy is on his

Shit.

my phone

with my hand on my mouth. All the way till I am by the glass door, furthest from

the study so long as you have the key. We just need to persuade them that you are in your room and this can be your alibi.

put me

Two Can

the shiver in

him, but he is

voice, speak into your microphone as loud as you are allowed to be. Be careful not to

“Okay-”

bursts out both outside my door and

my voice from escaping to the

if anyone by the door

a shade of hesitation, “You…in there? Someone saw a guy climbing into your window, so I just want to come and check

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