Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 38

Larissa was stunned for two seconds before realizing that he had completely misunderstood her.

She explained hurriedly. “No, I don’t want to kill him-” Then, she told him about everything that had happened today.

On the other end of the phone, Dylan, having realized his mistake, blushed in

embarrassment.

He covered his mouth with his hand, coughing lightly before regaining his

composure.

“To be honest, I’ve been handling divorce cases for so many years, but I’ve never encountered a situation where the husband dies halfway through the court ruling process. Of course, your ex–husband is not dead yet, but in the event that he does, the normal procedure would be to continue the inheritance process. As for how much money you would get from the property, you’ll have to wait until the lawsuit is

over and settled.”

The process sounded very long to her. Larissa couldn’t help but sigh in frustration.

She must have been really unlucky in this life to have

for meddling when I say this but-” Dylan hesitated for a while before continuing. “With the shameless behavior displayed by your ex- husband’s family, I suspect it would be

course, his words had to

the same spot she had occupied the

as they saw Mrs. Hardy in order for her to be prepared and leave

she failed to intercept Larissa that day, Mrs. Hardy came to the hotel every day after, and every time she came, she would squat by

every day for the past week

over the city, stagnant puddles accumulated, some of them so

citizens chose to use public transport as their main traveling means. In that week itself,

less–than–ideal conditions, Mrs. Hardy showed up every day anyway, her presence even more dedicated than the employees

from the rain. When she was hungry, she would take a few bites of the buns she’d brought along with

had garnered the sympathy of quite a lot

had tried to advise her more than once. “Ms. Seymour,

brushed it off without giving

voice anxious

matter how much she did not want to interact with the Hardy family, she was forced to attend to the situation

had been carried into the hotel lobby and was

completely soaked and plastered to her skin,