Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 60

His gaze moved down and caught sight of the wine stains on her bosom.

"What happened?" he asked.

Larissa had no intention of starting anything, so she said calmly, "I accidentally spilled wine on myself."

"Oh dear," Lucas frowned and opened the bathroom door for her. "It's best if you cleaned that up at once then!"

Wine stains were difficult to get rid of. Larissa wet the stains with water and rubbed hard at the fabric, but her bosom remained stained a dark red.

She collapsed onto the toilet bowl with exhaustion, rubbing ruefully at her aching arms while her feet hurt from standing for too long.

If she were not worried about other people needing the bathroom, she would have stayed there until the banquet ended.

The sound of her phone ringing shattered the peace and quiet she had just managed to gain.

Thinking it was Kevan calling her, Larissa rushed to get out her phone. The screen showed an unknown local landline number.

Her first thought was that this was a marketing call, b