Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 35

Larissa opened the curtains, leaned against the windowsill, and looked down.

Even though the building was pretty high up from the ground, she could clearly make out a police car parked downstairs.

Two of them passed by their block and rounded over to the back.

Seeing as their block wasn’t involved in this, Larissa didn’t pay much attention to it. The next day, when she checked the group chat Dylan had added her into along with everyone else who owned properties in Foxtail Garden, she realized that the racket last night had been caused by a woman howling and disrupting the peace under Block 12 in the middle of the night. Her screams had been so loud that the residents of that block were unable to sleep. As such, a few of them had been forced to call the police.

A woman under Block 12–

Amber’s face flashed across Larissa’s mind,

The members of the group chat continued discussing the incident.

“I think she was looking for Mr. Fox on the 25th floor.”

“The 25th floor? Mr. Fox of Soaring Corporation?”

“That’s him.”

and move away a while ago? Why would someone still come looking for him?”

embezzling company funds, I reckon he took almost

at least ten years

executives, including Skylar Fox, were brought down by him. Looks

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reading after that.

the stock market and the business ecosystem, but she hardly understood any of it and was not remotely interested. So, she simply

of Mr. Fox’s fate left a significant impact on her.

manager had fallen, just

he once did to her, she supposed she wasn’t

she was being entirely honest, she was even somewhat

satisfaction did not

the hotel

squatted in a corner at the hotel’s entrance and waited. As soon as she spotted Larissa walking out

and she staggered backward on instinct, almost

try to escape, so she grabbed Larissa’s arm roughly. Her weathered face

you! Please save my Travis!” Her voice was loud and