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.

man in a police uniform shouted sharply, “Go to a different

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

cautious and refrained from approaching the drunk man with the knife. He

the crowd, but that didn’t mean she

officer, “Have you seen Miss

confused.

“That

man to the ground, picking up the knife and pressing it against his neck. His eyes were bloodthirsty, and he might’ve

across 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

right shoulder. But

After obtaining the details of what happened, he pulled some strings to get some time alone with the perpetrator.