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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?”

the door again, giving me a flinch, “Daddy

Shit.

this moment, my phone lights up. Luca’s

All the way till I am by the

“They can’t get into the study so long as you have the key. We just need to persuade them that you are in your room and this

words put me

Can Play

I whisper, hearing the shiver in my own voice, “She said Jack Fuller is on his way

on him, but he is an

coming,” Lucas whispers into the phone, “when you hear her voice, speak into your microphone as loud as you are allowed to be. Be careful not to let her people at your

“Okay-”

outside my door and

can, covering my voice with my hand as if that can block my voice from

by the door

again, her voice has 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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