Sweet Subterfuge

Jay’s suicide made headlines in the media, and news of him kidnapping Larissa gradually seread.

Larissa was once again famous for the wrong reasons, which troubled her to no end.

What irked her even more were the constant messages of condolences.

She kept receiving phone calls of concern from friends and former colleagues around her

Even Violet came to the hospital to visit her,

The whole time, she early admonished Larissa with advice on recuperating and left a thermos of hot soup for her.

Just as she left. Edmund arrived.

He strode into her ward with a large bouquet of champagne roses.

“Lar” Edmund called out affectionately, his eyes filled with concem. “Are you seriously injured?”

Larissa fell a headache coming on.

“Tm line,’ she replied indifferently, trying to create some distance between them.

up. “Look at your face, it’s all bruised! And your leg

rant angrily, “Luckily, Jay is dead. Otherwise, I would have killed him for

that perhaps instant death was

put the roses on the bedside table and complained bitterly. “What kind of lousy

Rogers, this is a hospital

to

made a phone call “Hey, go buy a vase and bring it up

turned to Larissa triumphantly.

eyes, at

him rotten as he was allowed

pulled up a chair next

you’re so badly injured, why isn’t Revan

excuse casually,

insisted. “But I heard that when you were kidnapped yesterday, he didn’t even show up at

obtained some

save you personally. Why did his assistant turn up

repeated, “1

easily just because he is busy with work! Edmund sald stemly, “Luckily, nothing unfortunate happened to you. But what if the kidnapper had thrown you off the

see Edmund’s