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

worked after graduating with a master’s degree. It was a famous metropolis filled with towering and mocem skyscrapers. The beautiful blue sky was usually blocked from

window, but her

of traveling around, she never

her only hope was that she wouldn’t get involved with

company in just one hour as there wasn’t any

shut her laptop and opened the car door.

got cut, she froze on the

This apartment-

raced, and a surge

her astonishment, this place turned out to

she had once

causing her to startle and snap

The boy’s eyes widened,

shook her head, saying, “It’s nothing, Let’s

they had lived in belote. One was closer to the main entrance,

crossing paths would be significantly low. Larissa felt a sense of rellel wash over her at

had been delivered to their apartment a

time. Larssa only brought a small carry–on,

one hand, she held the little boy in her other hand.