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!”

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 them from the automatic

glanced at the other two,

only be opened by card access. Kevan and Dylan never wore ID

special

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

she will use this passage

guard nodded and

wanted to say that 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 her head lowered.

Dylan walked right past them without even looking. Confused, Larissa wanted

walking forward until they stopped before a single elevator. It was stuck on the

number never changed.

Dylan explained. “It can

his right pointer finger on the fingerprint reader near the elevator doors, and they opened with a

elevator at once, and Kevan pressed the button for the 45th

of the car.

Dylan pushed her, so

pretended to observe the indicator panel but had kept an eye on Larissa the