Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 35

Larissa opened the curtains, leaned against the windowsill, and looked down.

Even though the building was pretty high up from the ground, she could clearly make out a police car parked downstairs.

Two of them passed by their block and rounded over to the back.

Seeing as their block wasn’t involved in this, Larissa didn’t pay much attention to it. The next day, when she checked the group chat Dylan had added her into along with everyone else who owned properties in Foxtail Garden, she realized that the racket last night had been caused by a woman howling and disrupting the peace under Block 12 in the middle of the night. Her screams had been so loud that the residents of that block were unable to sleep. As such, a few of them had been forced to call the police.

A woman under Block 12–

Amber’s face flashed across Larissa’s mind,

The members of the group chat continued discussing the incident.

“I think she was looking for Mr. Fox on the 25th floor.”

“The 25th floor? Mr. Fox of Soaring Corporation?”

“That’s him.”

move away a while ago? Why would someone still come looking for him?”

started working there. Just from accepting bribes and embezzling company funds, I reckon he took almost a billion dollars. Soaring Corporation had only found out about this recently; not only does he have to pay a

a serious offense. He’ll have to spend at

other high–ranking executives, including Skylar Fox, were brought

Chapter 35

stopped reading

but she hardly understood any of it and was not remotely interested. So,

left a

powerful than her general manager

her, she supposed she

being entirely honest, she was even somewhat triumphant

satisfaction did not last

the hotel to find her

the last time, Mrs. Hardy did not barge in forcefully. Instead, she squatted in a corner at the hotel’s entrance and waited. As soon as she spotted Larissa walking out of the

was defenseless and she staggered backward on instinct, almost knocking over the

afraid that Larissa would try to escape, so she grabbed Larissa’s arm roughly. Her weathered face was full of tears as

of you! Please save my Travis!” Her voice was loud and

me go first!” She struggled with all her might.