Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 84

Declining Zero’s invitation for supper, Larissa left by herself.

Now that it was past dinner time, the elevators at Microworks were mostly empty. She was able to reach the

first floor very quickly. The security guard recognized her and leaped out of his chair at once.

“Ms. Seymour!” he greeted her, all smiles as he voluntarily opened the special access gate for her before she

could speak.

Larissa thanked him immediately, and he dipped his head as a sign of respect. “Goodbye, Ms. Seymour! Please come again!”

Larissa suddenly had the sensation of mistakenly entering some high–end restaurant.

After walking out of the Microworks Building, she turned back to look, and it was still lit up. At this point, it was already 10 pm.

the road compared to when she just came. Only a couple or so cars could be seen driving past. She waited for a while before an empty cab came her way. She had just given the driver

asked,

to jump off the

some calculation, she figured that the crew of “The Mediators Room” must have found Janine

tear each other apart to the extent that there may be more behind–the- scenes things exposed.

only pretending. She would not

local press too. Do you want

told the driver

took less than ten minutes for her to get to the hospital from

already a crowd gathered below the surgery building. Police cars and a firetruck were already parked nearby. A few policemen were trying to disperse the crowd and maintain order

up, Larissa could vaguely see a figure on the top of the building. She

Larissa Seymour! Bring her here!” A piercing scream came from the top. Larissa heard everything due

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was her

on?” a new onlooker

person nearby explained, “Have you seen last week’s episode of “The Mediators Room? The one where the woman was bitching about her daughter–in–law? Well, her daughter–in–law set the record straight today. and even said she was going to sue her, and this idiot wants to jump now because of

Levange, was it? I watched that episode. I

lying about it?”