Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 24

As if someone had cast a spell on her, Larissa lay there, unmoving, watching as the car sped closer and closer toward her.

A rational part of her urged her to run, but her body refused to oblige.

The screech of brakes engaging pierced the air.

And then, it felt like the whole world had stilled.

Some passersby covered their eyes in fear. Some of them turned their gaze to the

scene.

She didn’t know how much time had passed. Maybe it had been a few seconds, or a few minutes-perhaps it had been ten minutes or tens of minutes. Slowly, sound seeped into Larissa’s ears again.

Unexpectedly, she had not been hit. The car’s bumper had barely touched her when it stopped completely. There wasn’t even a single scratch on her.

Due to the incident, the remaining cars that passed by had slowed down as the number of people gathered around gradually increased, trapping her in the middle of the crowd.

“Miss, are you alright?”

“Can you

stand?”

lost your

hurling

blinked. She felt her heart rate slowly return

his and stood up with great difficulty, leaning onto

out a smile.

it was from the pain or from her fright. Even her

need to

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confused. “What are you responsible

pointed at the parked silver Mercedes not that far away from where they stood. “Don’t you remember? I almost

had been mostly blank earlier. She’d only seen the car and

driver.

You

for

was still where it was, but the passengers in the car were long gone.

cowards ran away a long time ago!” He pointed in the direction where they had gone. “They

it was impossible for her to try to run

about to refuse, he added, “Don’t say no, please. Even if it wasn’t my fault, I have a share of responsibility in this too. I wouldn’t be able to rest without knowing that you’re fine.”

check on her injuries anyway, so