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.

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 the address when Zero’s

she asked, “What’s up?”

trying to jump off the Victory General Hospital! It looks like that shitty mother–in–law of yours!”

calculation, she figured that the crew of “The Mediators Room”

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

that Janine was only pretending. She

local press too. Do you want to go check

told the driver to change

ten minutes for her to get to the hospital from the Microworks

cars and a firetruck were already parked nearby. A few policemen

of the building. She could

A piercing scream came from the top. Larissa heard everything due to the silence of the night.

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it really was her ex–mother–in–law,

a new onlooker asked.

The one where the woman was bitching about her daughter–in–law? Well, her daughter–in–law set the record straight today.

that episode. I even donated money to them. What, was

lying about it?”