Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 398

Five years later, in Bartham, Calder.

spacious backseat sat a woman

Ablack Mercedes was speeding along the highway from the airport to the city center, and in its spac accompanied by a young boy who was approximate y four or five years old.

The woman sported a pixie cut and was dressed in a Chanel suil. Her impeccable makeup and attire exuded an aura of elegance and professionalism.

There was a laptop on her lap. Even while traveling at high speed, she seemed engrossed in her unfinished work.

The young boy next to her was dressed in a preppy style. He wore a white shirt a red bow tie, plaid shorts with suspenders, and a pair of shiny black shoes. The little boy was every inch a young gentleman,

With his nose pressed against the car window, his eyes were wide open as he stared without blinking at the passing scenery.

“Mommy, is this your hometown?” the boy curiously inquired. His voice was as clear as the ingle of silver bells.

Larissa tore her eyes away from the complex reports on her computer screen and revealed a faint smile. Gently, she answered. “Yes.”

looks much more

master’s degree. It was a famous metropolis filled with towering and

the window, but her gaze

she never thought

her only hope was that she wouldn’t get involved

her company in just one hour

laptop and opened the car door.

she froze

This apartment-

heart raced, and a surge of panic

place turned out to be

she had once lived with

out and grasped Larissa’s, causing her to startle and

The boy’s eyes widened,

cut a smile. She shook her head, saying,

they were staying in was a distance away from the one they had lived in belote. One was

significantly low. Larissa felt a sense of rellel wash over her

filled with their belongings had been delivered to their apartment a few days

brought a

hand, she held the little boy in