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 leg is

continued his rant angrily, “Luckily, Jay is dead. Otherwise, I

was truly the best outcome for

complained bitterly. “What kind of

hospital not a hotel Larissa

here to recuperate, not for

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

turned to Larissa

her eyes, at a

him rotten as he was allowed to do

a chair next to her bed

you’re so badly injured, why isn’t

made up an excuse casually, “He’s

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

clearly obtained some inside

demanded Kevan to save you personally. Why did his

excuse. Larissa repeated, “1 said, he’s budy

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 rooftop because he failed to tum up? is

really wished she could see Edmund’s mouth shut with