Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 173

The first call was from an employee of a real estate agency. He knew that she had listed her previous house with the agency for rent, and also about how those shameless people from the Hardy family had rented her house to someone else. He claimed to be her boyfriend and

expressed his concern because she had yet to return home late at night.

The agency immediately informed him to look for her at the house, il she wasn’t there, the people who rented out her house must be

involved.

The people from the Hardy family had all returned to their hometown, which was only a little over three hours away by car, but she wouldn’t travel there for such a trivial matter. He immediately drove to her former residence but unexpectedly found a police car downstairs.

His heart tightened, and he quickly rushed into the elevators as fast as he could. As soon as the elevator doors opened on her floor, someone pushed him back inside.

shouted sharply, “Go to a

a drunk man waving a kitchen knife behind the police officer and shouting loudly. “Don’t

cautious and refrained from approaching

but that didn’t mean

police officer,

officer was confused. “Miss Seymour?

reaction to his words. “That female scammer! kill

ignored the police officer’s advice and rushed forward to kick the drunk man to the ground, picking up the knife and pressing it against his neck. His eyes were bloodthirsty,

the hall-apparently, the couple who lived there had called the police. In their bedroom, he found Larissa unconscious and unresponsive. The couple told the police about what the man had done. and he listened attentively while carrying Larissa out. Her face was as pale as a sheet and regardless of the noisy surroundings, she showed no signs of waking up. He vowed in his

she did not suffer any serious injuries other than a recurring injury on her right shoulder. But his anger soared when he saw the scars on her body

happened, he pulled some strings to