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.

your face, it’s all bruised! And your

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

perhaps instant death was truly the best outcome for

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

this is a hospital not a hotel Larissa

was here to

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

to Larissa triumphantly. “See all

rolled her eyes, at a loss

filthy rich really spoilt him rotten as he was allowed to do whatever

a chair next to her bed and

injured,

excuse casually, “He’s

were kidnapped yesterday, he didn’t even show up at the scene to

clearly obtained some inside

demanded Kevan to save you personally. Why did

the same excuse. Larissa repeated, “1 said,

should dismiss so easily just because he is busy with work! Edmund sald stemly, “Luckily, nothing unfortunate happened to you. But what if the

she could see Edmund’s mouth shut