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.

thought to herself. She must have been really unlucky in this life

shameless behavior displayed by your ex- husband’s family, I suspect it would be more troublesome if he didn’t die

his words had to

squatting in the same spot she had

security guard–after the last incident, she’d specially informed the guards to call her as soon as they saw Mrs. Hardy in order for her to

Mrs. Hardy came to the hotel every day after, and every time she came, she would squat by the entrance for

every day for the

areas affected by the hurricane. All over the city, stagnant puddles accumulated,

public transport as their main traveling means. In that week itself, no matter if it was peak hour or not, regardless of the subway line

such less–than–ideal conditions, Mrs. Hardy showed up every day anyway, her

as she squatted in a corner close to the wall. She was curled up in a ball to minimize the chances of her getting wet from the rain. When she was hungry, she would take a few bites of the buns she’d brought along with her. And when she was thirsty, she would drink hot water from a thermos she’d

had garnered the sympathy of quite a

Larissa keep an eye out for Mrs. Hardy’s presence had tried to advise her more than once. “Ms. Seymour, why don’t you go talk to your mother–in–law properly? Having her wait at the hotel’s entrance every day doesn’t

it off without giving

day, she received another call from the security guard, his voice anxious as he spoke. “Ms. Seymour, please

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

had fainted, had been carried into the hotel lobby and was now lying on the couch where the guests rested, her eyes

her were completely soaked and