Semua Bab Sweet Subterfuge: Bab 701 - Bab 710

Lewis kept their return a secret. Thus, Gary didn't know that Lewis and Larissa had flown back to Aldovia, let alone the news of them going to Gary's company."Mr. Lewis is here to see you with a lady." Gary was stunned when his secretary informed him about the sudden guests. He assumed that Lewis came to visit him with a girlfriend, hence the anticipation.However, the moment he noticed Larissa, his anticipation turned into a pleasant surprise."Why didn't you inform me earlier about your return? I could've asked someone to take you from the airport," he complained to Lewis.Smiling, Larissa stood up for Lewis. "I told him not to."Gary glared at her, but he couldn't bring himself to scold her for that. He bypassed his desk and asked concernedly, "How do you feel?""Good." She seated herself on the couch, hiding her bandaged hand as implicit as possible.Gary checked on her from the head to the toe several times. He caressed her cheek and sighed. "You're thinner. Your puffy c

Since Larissa decided that she would take over Blue Star Shipping, she had to resign from her job at Winston Hotel. Lewis didn't dare to let her out alone, nor let anyone else accompany her. He delayed his work at hand and personally brought Larissa to the Winston Hotel. Although she had worked there for many years, Larissa still felt a sense of unfamiliarity when she looked at the tall building in front of her. It was because she hadn't been there for more than a year. "Go in." Lewis gave her a push in the back. The layout of the Winston Hotel's headquarters had not changed since Larissa was transferred to Bartham. Her boss, Allen Grint, still had his office in its original location. Larissa asked Lewis to wait for her outside, then she knocked on the door to Allen's office. Allen had already known about her arrival from his secretary, so he came to open the door personally. "Larissa!" Allen pulled Larissa in for a warm hug. "Have you decided to return to work?" When

The topic of conservation seemed to have deviated. The expressions on her colleagues' faces were serious. They did not seem to be joking. Larissa suddenly felt as if she was sitting on pins and needles. Since she'd entered the Winston Hotel, she had been working under Allen. He was only a few years older than her. Besides, he was a single father with a son as well. Apart from work, they had other topics in common. In comparison to other colleagues, they had more to talk about. Still, there was nothing more between them. Larissa had nothing but awe, respect, and gratitude for Allen. She didn't have any romantic feelings toward him. Larissa assumed that Allen thought the same of her, but things seemed to be different … She didn't dare to meet Allen's gaze and chuckled to stop the others from stirring up a fuss. "You guys, stop cracking jokes about Allen and me. Don't you know how it is between the both of us? We're just good friends and colleagues." The rest of them only sm

Kevan asked in his usual calm and composed tone. Larissa's heart sank when he asked her that question. Although they were separated by the vast ocean, her gaze wavered. "My father's getting old. He needs someone to take over the company," Larissa lied. "Lewis would be a better candidate than you. If you consider the future of Blue Star Shipping and for Gary's sake, it would be a wiser choice to pass the company's management to Lewis." Larissa must have known about this. This was why Kevan wasn't convinced when she decided to resign from the Winston Hotel and take over the family business. He tried asking Lewis about Larissa's reason, but Lewis had no idea. "I can't put this burden solely on Lewis." Larissa's grip tightened on the phone. Due to her nervousness, a thin layer of sweat appeared on the palm of her hand. Kevan fell silent for a long time before replying, "Alright." Since Larissa did not want to tell him the truth, it was meaningless to probe further.

After Freddy had achieved his goal, he returned the phone to Allen. "My dad wants to speak to you." Before Larissa could react, there was another person on the phone. "Larissa." She sighed and answered in her usual tone, "Allen." "I'm really sorry. Freddy heard that you had returned to the country, so he insisted on calling you. Have we disturbed your rest?" Allen said in an apologetic tone. "No, you haven't. I just arrived at the hospital." Larissa had always been tolerant of children. Moreover, she was fond of Freddy. "Hospital? Did something happen? Which hospital are you in? I can come over right now." Allen was shocked at her words. Freddy shouted as well, "Larissa, are you ill? Are you in any pain? I want to go too!" Larissa explained hurriedly, "No, I'm not ill. It's just that my previous injury hadn't recovered fully, so I need to continue my stay at the hospital." Allen breathed a sigh of relief. "I see. Then about the theme park…" "I can go." Since L