Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 38

Larissa was stunned for two seconds before realizing that he had completely misunderstood her.

She explained hurriedly. “No, I don’t want to kill him-” Then, she told him about everything that had happened today.

On the other end of the phone, Dylan, having realized his mistake, blushed in

embarrassment.

He covered his mouth with his hand, coughing lightly before regaining his

composure.

“To be honest, I’ve been handling divorce cases for so many years, but I’ve never encountered a situation where the husband dies halfway through the court ruling process. Of course, your ex–husband is not dead yet, but in the event that he does, the normal procedure would be to continue the inheritance process. As for how much money you would get from the property, you’ll have to wait until the lawsuit is

over and settled.”

The process sounded very long to her. Larissa couldn’t help but sigh in frustration.

really unlucky in this life to have all that misfortune inflicted

Dylan hesitated for a while before continuing. “With the shameless behavior displayed

his words had

spot she had occupied the last few times

by the security guard–after the last incident, she’d specially informed the guards to call her as soon as they saw Mrs. Hardy in order for her to be prepared and leave secretly

Hardy came to the hotel every day after, and every time she came, she would squat by the

the past week

one of the areas affected by the hurricane. All over the city, stagnant puddles accumulated, some

that week itself, no

showed up every day anyway, her presence even more

ball to minimize the chances of her getting wet from the rain. When she was hungry, she would take a few bites of the buns she’d brought along with her. And when she was thirsty, she would

pitiful appearance had garnered the sympathy of quite a lot of passersby.

presence had tried to advise her more than once. “Ms. Seymour, why don’t you go talk

brushed it off without giving much thought to

his voice anxious as he spoke. “Ms. Seymour, please come downstairs! Your

interact with the

had been carried into the hotel lobby and was now lying on the couch where the guests rested, her eyes

and plastered to her skin, and her

separated into