Semua Bab Sweet Subterfuge: Bab 161 - Bab 170

Like a deer caught in headlights, Lana stared at him silently, eyes wide. The tears in her eyes failed to fall. When the elevator reached the 19th floor, Kevan led Larissa out of it, not sparing a glance at Lana."Thank you," Larissa said.His words conveyed her true feelings. However, she could never bring herself to say them. The experiences she had as a child made her understand that nobody was obligated to treat her well, not even family or friends. Hence, she never could condemn or throw a tantrum like Lana had just done. Although the thought did cross her mind from time to time, all she could do was feel sad about it."Even your sister is willing to cook a meal to thank me, but all you can do is say thank you?" Kevan had already let go of her. At the moment, he was leaning against her apartment door as he looked at her, eyebrows raised in displeasure."Well … should I cook a meal for you?"Kevan scoffed. "A meal won't be enough.""Huh?""From now on, I'll drive you to th

Larissa's actions surprised everyone. Being the first to recover, Kevan smirked. "Alright."He opened the door to the passenger seat for her, shielding her head with his hand until she was safely seated inside. Lana trailed behind them. After checking his expression, she asked timidly, "Can you drop me off along the way Mr. Rogers?""Didn't Lucas offer to drive you?" Kevan retorted.Embarrassed, Lana's expression fell. "I told him not to bother me anymore," she said, forcing herself to smile. "Even if he comes, I won't pay any attention to him."Kevan didn't comment on that. "We're going in different directions," he said, changing the subject without warning."Huh?" It left Lana confused, and Kevan took advantage of that time to get into the car. The Maserati pulled away, leaving an angry Lana behind, gritting her teeth as she fumed. Just then, Dylan's car pulled up beside her, tooting his horn twice. "Lana, do you need a ride to the subway station?" Putting on an act,

"Are you saying that the rumors going on about me and Lana in the company were from you?" Kevan narrowed his eyes, glaring at her.Her head began to pound, and she began to shiver. She was even tempted to backtrack and deny everything. Fortunately, she managed to gather her marbles. Meeting his gaze, she nodded and said, "That's right."She would rather shoulder the blame than let Kevan trace the source of the rumors to Maggie—as that would implicate Zero and Raina. Given her relationship with Kevan—or whatever was going on between them—he might punish her out of anger, but he would likely not destroy her completely.Kevan smiled widely, but his gaze was as cold as ice."Lovely," he said through gritted teeth. Larissa shuddered to hear that. After that, Kevan fell silent. Picking up his utensils, he silently finished his meal.Despite Dylan's numerous attempts to ease the tension, Kevan remained unresponsive while Larissa seemed very distracted. Hence, he eventually gave up on c

Larissa managed to hurry back to the hotel before the start of her afternoon shift. However, as soon as she entered the lobby, Livie frantically gestured at her, mouthing the words, "Take the back door!"Many of the employees in the lobby were aware of Larissa's previous attempts to avoid Janine by using the back door. Given Livie's actions, Larissa assumed that Janine had come again.It was plausible. The lawyer's letter sent by Dylan Shields had arrived at the Hardy family the morning before, and Janine was the one who received it. It was about time that Janine came to her.Larissa tightened her grip on her bag and turned to leave, but it was too late. Footsteps followed closely behind her, but they were agile and light, not sounding like the steps of an elderly woman."Stop!"A figure swiftly darted before her, blocking her way with its arms. Larissa was forced to halt and, upon a closer look, she was surprised to see that it was Andrew Hardy, which wasn't too far from her init

Larissa wasted no time and transferred the money for the medical expenses to the agent along with compensation for the hardship he had been through. She also sent several messages apologizing, but he ignored her. Then she contacted Andrew and said, "The tenant claims they haven't received the refunded rent from you. Can you please send me the transaction records?"Andrew sent her a screenshot from a mobile banking app, showing that he had transferred over ten thousand dollars to an account a few hours ago. The amount matched the rent paid by the tenant. Without hesitation, Larissa took the screenshot and went straight to the middle-aged couple's place.When she rang the doorbell for the first time, they didn't open the door at all. Instead, they shouted at her through a wooden panel, saying, "We've already paid the rent, and we're not going to move out!""But Ms. Levange's son said he refunded the rent to you," Larissa stood by the door, ensuring her voice could be heard inside. "