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.

in this life to have all

blame me for meddling when I say this but-” Dylan hesitated for a while before continuing. “With the shameless behavior displayed by your ex- husband’s family, I suspect it would

course, his words had to be proven

same spot she had occupied the last few times she was there, lying

call her as soon as they saw Mrs. Hardy in order for her to be prepared and

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

every day for the past week in

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

traveling means. In that week itself, no matter if it was peak hour or not, regardless of the subway line one took, everywhere in the

anyway, her presence

minimize the chances of her getting wet from the rain. When she was hungry, she

the sympathy of quite a lot

had tried to advise her more than once. “Ms. Seymour, why don’t you go talk to your mother–in–law

it off without giving much thought

the security guard, his voice anxious as he spoke.

much she did not want to interact with the Hardy family, she was forced

carried into the hotel lobby and was now lying on the couch where the guests rested,

clothes on her were completely soaked and plastered

hair separated into