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 is

“Luckily, Jay is dead. Otherwise, I would

was truly the best

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

hospital not a hotel Larissa reminded

to recuperate,

side eye. Edmund made a phone call “Hey, go buy a vase and

Larissa triumphantly.

eyes, at

him rotten as he was allowed

next

knowingly. “Since you’re so badly injured, why

an excuse casually, “He’s

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

obtained some

Kevan to save you personally. Why did his assistant turn up in

the same excuse. Larissa repeated, “1 said, he’s

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

really wished she could see Edmund’s mouth shut with