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.

unlucky in this life to

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

words had to be proven right.

later, Mrs. Hardy came to the Regal Dynasty again, squatting in the same spot she had occupied the last few times she was

her as soon as they saw Mrs. Hardy in order for her to be prepared and leave secretly through the hotel’s emergency back entrance. But

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

raining heavily every day for the

the city, stagnant puddles

In that week itself, no matter if

Hardy showed up every day anyway, her presence even more

wall. She was curled up in a ball to minimize the chances of her getting wet from the rain. When she was hungry, she

appearance had garnered the sympathy

presence had tried to advise her more than once. “Ms. Seymour, why

Larissa brushed it off without giving much

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

want to interact with the

was now lying on the couch where the

her were completely soaked and plastered to her skin, and her

separated into