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Sweet Subterfuge Chapter 534
The information Gary found was more than what Larissa had anticipated. At the same time, it was completely different from what she expected."The man who appeared at the kindergarten that day was called Ron Jules. He's a street thug who extorts money from small business owners as a way of living," Lewis explained to her in a neutral tone of voice."Street thug?" Larissa clutched the folder she had in her hand, which was something Gary just gave her. The papers within were slightly over an inch or so thicker, making the folder bulky."Yes." Lewis nodded and gestured at the folder, saying, "You can have a look at what's inside. Most of it is his criminal record."Larissa flipped open the folder, accidentally letting it slip from her hands, and it crashed onto the floor. A stack of photos slid out of it. The photos were likely printed from some sort of internal system as almost every one of them clearly displayed the front of Ron's face, who had stared obediently at the camera when th
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"No way! Absolutely not!" Larissa denied the possibility at once.The Seymours hated her so much, so how could they suddenly want to meet her son? Even if she considered things from a different perspective, they should not have let someone like Ron go pick Aster up if they wanted to meet him so badly.Her reaction was just as Gary had predicted.The truth was, his suggestion from before had only been just an attempt to sound Larissa out. He already knew that she did not have it good with the Seymours from her previous narrative. She did not like the Seymours, and they did not like her either. But he had not been sure if their dislike would be bad enough that they would take it out on an innocent child."Then … what could the reason be?" Gary asked.Larissa's mind was a mess. She could not answer that question at all. "I don't know," she said.Kidnapping Aster was either to make her upset or to gain some benefit from her. If it was the former, it was too sudden; but if it was the
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When Gary first came, he mentioned to her that she would stay in Bartham for a week. His room was also booked for a week's time. But it had already been a week, and he did not seem like he was going to depart at all. She even heard from the janitors in charge of cleaning the presidential suite that Gary seemed to stay in his room all day long, calling the restaurant to send up all three of his daily meals.His idleness looked more like him coming to vacation in Bartham, and not to talk about business deals.Gary was a little panicked with her question. "No." He coughed lightly into his right fist to conceal his unease. "I was ill and was hospitalized for a time. Soaring Corporation recently had many things going on too, so Mr. Rogers called me to apologize and told me to wait for a few more days."Years of working in high-pressure jobs as well as his high position—which only got higher over time—in the industry made Gary develop a bad temper. Under normal circumstances, combined wit
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Maybe they were only waiting for a better opportunity.She was in a constant state of tension, bringing her assistant with her wherever she went in the hotel. When she was at home, she was paranoid, needing to check the windows and door many times every night. Sometimes, she would startle herself awake at night.Larissa's headache grew worse. She was sure that if things kept going on like this, she would develop some form of mental illness.Maybe this was the Seymours' true goal?Kevan and Gary were always able to gain first-hand knowledge of her mental state.Gary would find all sorts of reasons to meet with her, asking about her in roundabout ways. When she relented and complained about her troubles, he would give her some comfort.Kevan, on the other hand, could only be anxious—Aster was gone, so he did not have a legitimate reason to meet with her. If he randomly went over to her home, she would probably chase him away."What should I do?" he asked Dylan, who had long since
Sweet Subterfuge Chapter 538
Most average people would have heard of the darkness of the entertainment industry. Sometimes unspoken rules and cheating scandals would be exposed, and the crowd would make an uproar. However, this was nothing; it was merely the tip of an iceberg for the industry.The actions of these male artists from Cosmic Entertainment completely exceeded the knowledge of the public, causing many to cry out about how unbelievable it was. Moreover, this group of artists included the so-called honest and upstanding young gentlemen.All sorts of negative comments started pouring in.Netizens unanimously demanded that these people be permanently banned.Of course, as the artists under their management had such a huge thing happening to them, Cosmic Entertainment could not escape accountability for this.All sorts of nasty labels were given to them, and the police even created a task force that stationed themselves within Cosmic Entertainment to conduct a more thorough investigation. To cooperate
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She was not deliberately trying to distance herself from him—She was able to distinguish between situations clearly—she was working right now, and he, on the other hand, was a hotel guest."Please head inside. Mr. Shields has been waiting for you."Kevan remained in front of her though, blocking her path. "And you?" He looked down at her, his eyes calm. One could not see if there was any emotional turmoil within him."I need to go back to work." Larissa brushed past his arm in an attempt to leave.Kevan reached back to grab her wrist. Her arm was so thin that he could practically feel her bones. She was so much thinner than the last time he saw her. His heart ached for her while his anger was also stoked by the fact that she did not know how to take good care of herself. His grip automatically tightened on her.Larissa hissed in pain."Eat first." Kevan's cold voice sounded in her ear, his tone showing that he was not to be questioned. The chilling look in his eyes made her feel
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"Finish your food." Kevan finally retracted his cutlery, but his oppressive gaze remained fixed on Larissa.Larissa only felt that he was being ludicrous. "Your daughter has been kidnapped!" she repeated. "How can you still eat?"Even she—a bystander who hated Bethany, could not help but be anxious. As Bethany's father, Kevan's current actions were a little too heartless."She'll be fine." Kevan's tone was mild but certain.Larissa was stunned. "How do you know?"How did he know?Kevan glanced at his incessantly ringing phone before accepting the call as well as putting it on speakerphone."Kevan Rogers?" It was an unknown man who called, a Bartham local from his accent. His tone was fierce, and it was clear that he was not someone to be messed with.Kevan hummed lightly. "Was there something you needed?"The man seemed to be pissed by his nonchalant attitude, yelling, "Do you not want your daughter anymore?"As if to play along with him, the moment the man stopped speaking,
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"Do you want to have someone prepare the money?" Dylan asked."Of course." Kevan did not hesitate on this issue.Dylan immediately got up to make a call on the balcony."Are you feeling better now?" Kevan asked Larissa.He just asked this without any preamble, and Larissa took some time to gather herself before retorting, "Feeling better about what?""I will not ignore Bethany." Kevan had a faint smile on his lips. When he spoke, he kept his fathomless gaze on Larissa the whole time, the warmth and scorch from it causing her to be ill at ease once more.Pressing a hand against her pounding heart, Larissa looked down slowly. "I've always been okay." Her voice was lighter than the night's breeze."So …" Kevan's gaze moved away from her face and down to her plate. "Can you eat properly now?"Larissa was stunned. He seemed to have some sort of obsession—or was it some sort of … compulsive disorder? Regardless, if he did not force her to finish her food, he would not be happy. At th