Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 978

The steel chain was thick. The officer took a while to cut it off.

The moment she was free, Larissa felt immensely relieved.

She thanked the officer and scrambled downstairs.

Freddy was already taken away by the first officer. Only Lewis was left.

He was staring off into space with an unpleasant expression on his face.

“Lewis? Larissa waved her hand in front of him.

He snapped back to reality and looked down at her legs.

“All good?” he asked.

“All good.” She jumped around happily.

“Let’s go to the police station.” Lewis began pulling her downstairs. “We need to make a report. And Marilyn His gaze tumed cold.”

escape for her.”

Marilyn, Larissa’s heart sank.

of you!” She elbowed him and complained. “If it weren’t for your charisma, I

“If you’d revealed your identity in the first place and let everyone know that you were my cousin, none of this would have

in the police car on the opposite road. “That monster has nothing to do with

he pointed and met Allen’s gaze.

her. His dark stare was enough to

away

He was going

an accomplice.” Larissa mentioned Marilyn’s name sed a gun to threaten me,

“She

that he had conspired with Marilyn. He did not even admit that

insisted that he and Larissa were just quarreling and that Larissa had gone

officers brought Marilyn in, she insisted on

invite Larissa out to fix the bracelet. But she said she wanted to take a detour hallway and wanted me to drive her there.

me some other day.”

only Larissa had been present in the car with her, the officers had no idea who to believe. They were both saying

was refusing to admit her part in the crime, Lewis took out his

evidence.” He played a recording. It was the entire conversation that Larissa and Marilyn

happening to Larissa. Before she headed out. Lewis gave her another phone and got her to hide it

phone was on a call with him the entire time. He’d arranged for it to record everything.