Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 210

Everyone left the room and closed the door behind them, leaving only Larissa and Reuben in the room.

“I’m sorry.” Reuben said again.

Without a trace of emotion on her face, Larissa pulled her shirt back on, adjusting it before getting off the bed on her own.

“I had no choice, I’m sorry,” Reuben continued to mutter to himself, “If I didn’t do this… I would suffer in my family.”

Larissa stopped in her tracks, but she didn’t tum around.

Staring blankly at the door, she sneered and said. “You don’t need to apologize. People who don’t act for themselves will only lose out in the end. I understand you.”

She didn’t blame Reuben. She only blamed hersell for naively trusting others easily. Reuben had taught her a profound lesson today, and she decided to be grateful to him,

been ripped off by Reuben, leaving only two remaining. Since there was no way she could wear it, she went back to her room and changed into a hocdie, before going to Xavier’s study as he had

an angry and ashamed expression, while Xavier and Jay seemed rather calm. Meanwhile, sitting beside Jay Cole,

apologize to Reuben and Mr. Cole,”

swept across the room,

a sneer. “Shouldn’t

ch!” Yvette cried,

to rush forward but Larissa’s

energy. I don’t think someone in the late stage of

chair tightly, the veins of her

of you for more than twenty

been paying for my own expenses through part-time jobs ever since. You stopped looking after me

raised you for seventeen years! Is this how you

play my part in the script of the drama you’ve written? Should I pretend that I don’t know the ser vants have been drugging my supper and breakfast? Should I act like I have no idea that you wanted Reuben to force himself upon me?