Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 2

Larissa did not return to the private room.

The incident in the corridor had attracted the attention of quite a crowd. That naturally included Travis’ subordinates. They had seen Travis leaving with Amber in his arms, but not a single person showed any signs of shock or surprise.

It was likely that they already knew about Travis and Amber’s affair.

Thinking back to how she deliberately acted affectionately with Travis in front of them, Larissa thought herself an idiot. They were likely laughing at her on the inside.

Doing everything in her power to hold back her tears, Larissa drove home.

The house was dark. When she turned on the lights, everything was as she left it before leaving for the gathering.

But the air had gotten significantly colder.

Without further delay, Larissa stuffed all of her valuables into two large suitcases and headed straight to her workplace, the Regal Dynasty Hotel.

She was the manager of the hotel’s housekeeping department, and she had a private staff room there due to her constant night shifts. Although there was nothing in there but a bed, it was enough to be a temporary home before she could find a new place to live.

…

Although Larissa was in charge of the housekeeping department, she was quite familiar with the people in the lobby as well as the reception due to having worked at the Regal Dynasty Hotel for almost five years.

“Ms. Seymour? I thought you took the day off today?” Livie, a receptionist, asked in surprise when she saw Larissa come in with two large suitcases.

“Something came up, so I came back.” Larissa easily avoided the question.

But Livie was staring at her suitcases. “What about those?”

“Oh, an important guest is coming to our hotel. To provide the best service for him, I’ll be staying in the hotel for now.” Larissa recalled the matter discussed by the general manager during the morning meeting two days ago and used it as an excuse.

Sure enough, Livie did not question her.

too. Looks like an executive from the company. He told us to be as professional as possible for these two days. If we’re caught making

desire to hang around. Pointing at the elevators, she

two different sets of steady footsteps could be heard. In the quiet of the night, it

in, side by

black suits and were rather

was drawn to the taller man. He looked like one of those young stars with huge followings—slim eyebrows, captivating dark eyes, and soft lips set against smooth skin—and yet he was still rather masculine.

side, and his right was loosely stuck in his trousers’ pocket. Despite his elegance, there was a hint of

stare was terribly sharp, unlike his overall innocuous appearance. Larissa could not help but shudder at that.

moment. Only then did the man withdraw

forward

Livie queried

He handed his ID over. “One presidential suite, and one deluxe

again. There was only one presidential suite in the Regal Dynasty Hotel.

put a professional smile on her face and stuck out her hand. Just as she was about to open her mouth, she suddenly remembered that she did not even know his name. Her smile froze for a second before she

name is

her for two seconds before turning his attention to her hand.

“Hello.”

had expected. It had a low, rich

it when her hand suddenly got cold—

removed his right hand from his pocket and was gripping hers. His hand

own hand, which was slightly more calloused than his,

Rogers,” the man said, uttering an

few seconds before she realized that he was

you, Mr. Rogers!” she said

took note of her facial expressions. Soon, the faint smile faded from his face, and a hint of

a room card to him. “We’re good to head

He went around Larissa, accepted the card, and walked toward the elevator. When the other man bypassed Larissa, he kept

felt mortified by all the furtive looks. She touched her cheek awkwardly, and waited until they were both in the elevator before she asked Livie,

her head in

…

the morning. “Where have you been?” He

answer his question. “Travis, let’s get

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