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Sweet Subterfuge Chapter 139
Larissa swiftly turned on her toes and hurried to Lana's side. Supporting her arm, she gently draped her hoodie over Lana's shoulders. "Are you okay? Did you get hurt?"Lana shook her head, but her gaze was fixed on Kevan."Mr. Rogers," she called out timidly, "are you okay?""Yeah," Kevan responded indifferently, without even glancing at her.Lana's eyes welled with tears as she bit her lower lip."What happened here?" a police officer spoke up sternly. Lana spoke up first, pointing at the bald man lying motionless on the floor. "This man tried to violate me. Luckily, Mr. Rogers arrived in time … Otherwise, I would have been … "She hung her head and sobbed, overwhelmed with sadness. Given that everything at the scene aligned perfectly with Lana's description, the police did not feel the need to ask further questions. They proceeded to apprehend all the thugs and brought them back to the police station for interrogation. The only female police officer on the team even came o
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Lana blushed shyly. "Sorry to trouble both of you." Dylan suppressed a laugh. "No trouble at all. It's the least we can do."Rolling her eyes, Larissa gave Dylan a disapproving glance but ultimately didn't expose him. The four of them entered the elevator, and Dylan pressed the buttons for floors 18, 19, and 20 in order."What?" Lana turned to look at him, her big eyes filled with confusion. "Why did you press the buttons for three floors?" Dylan pursed his lips, pretending to be mysterious. "You'll see later."The elevator quickly arrived on the 18th floor. After the doors opened, Dylan stepped out and waved to Lana. "Goodbye, Ms. Seymour.""Huh?" Lana's eyes widened, but before she could get an answer from Dylan, the elevator doors closed again. Lana turned to look at Larissa."Mr. Shields lives on the 18th floor," Larissa explained, "I live on the 19th floor, and Mr. Rogers is on the 20th.""You all live in the same building?" Lana was surprised. "That's weird!" She l
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Larissa closed her eyes and suppressed her rising frustration. She pointed towards the bathroom. "There's a socket on the wall next to the sink. Go there and dry your hair before coming out.""Okay." Lana unplugged the hairdryer and entered the bathroom obediently. Larissa got off the bed and wiped up the puddle of water with tissue paper. By the time Lana had finished blow-drying her hair, Larissa was already fast asleep.Lana climbed into bed with Larissa and burrowed under her blanket. Grabbing her arm, she shook it vigorously, calling her sister's name, "Larissa!" Lana persisted until she finally woke Larissa up.Unable to put up with her antics any longer, Larissa snapped impatiently, "What's the matter?"Lana was startled by her sharp tone and bit on her lower lip, tears welling up in her eyes. "I … I can't sleep. I wish to talk to you for a while. However, if you're tired, it's okay. You can go back to sleep. Don't mind me." Lana wiped away her tears with the back of
Sweet Subterfuge Chapter 142
At 7 am, Larissa was roughly awakened by Lana. They had only slept for less than two hours. As they walked to the supermarket, Larissa couldn't stop yawning. She had to put in much effort to keep her drooping eyelids open; otherwise, she would just fall asleep at any second. On the other hand, Lana was full of energy. She seemed to have forgotten everything that had happened yesterday. "Hurry up, Larissa! If we are late, we won't be able to buy fresh ingredients!" Dragging her sister, Lana walked at a brisk pace. The supermarket was different from the farmers' market. It officially opened at 8.30 am. When they arrived, the store clerks were still moving boxes of freshly delivered vegetables into the supermarket. Some shelves were still empty, and no one was at the weighing station or the checkout counter. Standing at the entrance of the supermarket, Lana complained, "Larissa, why didn't you tell me that they open at 8.30 am? If I had known, I would have put on some makeup be
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Larissa got out of the taxi and walked briskly towards Lana.Staring at Larissa's backpack, Lana stretched out her palm. "Where is the visitor's pass?" "I don't have a visitor's pass," Larissa said.Lana's expression immediately darkened, and she demanded harshly, "Then why did you come here without a visitor's pass? Are you here to see me make a fool of myself?" Her brazen attitude annoyed Larissa. She had planned to ask the security guard she met last time to let Lana in, but she had now changed her mind. "I made plans to meet a friend nearby, so I came here to let you know that I don't have a visitor's pass. I'll be on my way now. You can try calling Mr. Rogers again. Maybe his meeting is already over."Suddenly, the automatic doors opened. "Ms. Seymour!" The security guard she was acquainted with appeared and greeted her warmly, "Why have you come?" Larissa quickly put on a smile. "I just happened to pass by.""Oh?" The security guard was taken aback for a moment and
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Larissa asked Lana, "How many servings did you pack?"Since Larissa had prepared all the dishes, Lana insisted on personally packing the food as a way to express her sincerity.Larissa decided to let Lana do it since packing food required no skill at all. She didn't pay close attention to how much Lana had packed into the lunchbox. Avoiding Larissa's gaze, Lana lowered her head and said in a trembling voice, "I only brought enough for Mr. Rogers. What's wrong?" "Nothing." Larissa had no right to criticize Lana for not being considerate. She herself hadn't thought of reminding Lana to bring an extra portion for Dylan before he questioned her."You go upstairs first. Mr. Rogers' office is on the 69th floor. When you get there, ask someone for the exact location. I'll go out and buy something for Mr. Shields. After all, he also helped a lot yesterday."Lana's jaw dropped when she realized her mistake. Covering her mouth, she exclaimed in regret, "Mr. Shields! How could I forget ab
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Everyone, including Lana, was stunned by Larissa's words.The woman with wavy hair was the first to regain composure. She retorted, "How can you prove that you're Mr. Rogers' family and not some crazy woman infatuated with him? You might be making this up!" With that, she glared at Lana with disdain. Switching to another approach, Lana burst into tears and threw herself into Larissa's arms. "Larissa, they're bullying me! I just wanted to express my gratitude to Mr. Rogers, but they accused me of trying to seduce him! As my older sister, you should stand up for me!"The woman with wavy hair was appalled when Lana revealed that Larissa was her sister. "You're her sister? She just claimed to be Mr. Rogers' friend! Both of you are dishonest fraudsters! Carol, call the security guards to kick them out!""Okay!" A woman, presumably Carol, immediately picked up the phone on her desk.Larissa wasn't worried at all since the security guards at Microworks Building knew her. "I really a
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"What?" Larissa instinctively hid the paper bag behind her back and smiled awkwardly. "No, it's not for you."Lana stepped forward, proudly holding the bag up in her hand as if it were a precious treasure. Enthusiastically, she piped up, "This is the one for you!" Kevan gave her a nonchalant glance, showing little interest in Lana's gift. "Let's go to my office," Kevan said as he grabbed Larissa's hand.The astounding scene left everyone's jaws dropped in disbelief.Gritting her teeth in anger, Lana trailed after the two of them. Kevan's office turned out to be smaller than what Larissa had imagined. It was about the same size as his bedroom. It was divided into two areas, a workspace and a reception area for guests. The workspace had a desk, a few chairs, and a large bookshelf filled with books. The reception area had only a sofa and a coffee table. Despite its small size, the office looked spacious due to the lack of boundaries between the two areas. The monochrome design