Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 78

Dylan did not respond to her question, however.

“Your friend hasn’t made it, right?” He grinned like he knew everything.

A little stunned, Larissa shot back instinctively, “How did you know?”

“At this time, the elevators are packed with people. For Floor 45. I suppose even if the elevator’s coming down from the top, it wouldn’t stop there.”

Other than that, it was her reaction after receiving her friend’s text–she did not go inside but decided to buy coffee. That meant that she would still be waiting for quite a long time.

“Why don’t you tell your friend to stay where she is? We’ll send you guys up. You can try our company’s coffee too. It’s way better than any coffee you could buy out there!” Dylan looked proud.

Larissa was not comfortable enough to say yes. “We’ll just park ourselves at Starbucks for a while. You and Mr. Rogers can go about your business!”

a walk. There’s no business to be had.” Dylan was very sincere, but Larissa was doubtful of his sincerity. After all, this did not look like a place where one would take a walk at. However, before she could think too deeply about it, Dylan turned and entered the building, waving at

the other two, and

access gate downstairs can only be opened by card access. Kevan and Dylan never wore

they always used the special passage controlled by security.

nodded at Larissa and told the security guard, “Remember Ms. Seymour here. The next time she

will use this passage

nodded and

there was no need for such trouble, but she could not brush off Dylan’s kindness, so she only smiled wryly at the guard before quickly walking past him with

elevators were right after the access gate, but Kevan and Dylan walked right past them without

elevator. It was stuck on

number never changed.

elevator,” Dylan explained. “It can only

fingerprint reader near the elevator doors,

group entered the elevator at once, and Kevan pressed the button for the 45th floor before

of the car.

going to occupy the other corner when Dylan pushed her, so she ended up falling

the indicator panel but had kept an eye on Larissa the whole time. So, when she