Chapter 304
Sweet Subterfuge
Jayâs suicide made headlines in the media, and news of him kidnapping Larissa gradually seread.
Larissa was once again famous for the wrong reasons, which troubled her to no end.
What irked her even more were the constant messages of condolences.
She kept receiving phone calls of concern from friends and former colleagues around her Even Violet came to the hospital to visit her, The whole time, she early admonished Larissa with advice on recuperating and left a thermos of hot soup for her.
Just as she left. Edmund arrived.
He strode into her ward with a large bouquet of champagne roses.
âLarâ Edmund called out affectionately, his eyes filled with concem. âAre you seriously injured?â
Larissa fell a headache coming on.
âTm line,â she replied indifferently, trying to create some distance between them.
âWhat do you mean, line? Edmund sized her up. âLook at your face, itâs all bruised! And your leg is in a cast!â
He continued his rant angrily, âLuckily, Jay is dead. Otherwise, I would have killed him for what he did to you?
Larissa thought that perhaps instant death was truly the best outcome for Jay.
Edmund put the roses on the bedside table and complained bitterly. âWhat kind of lousy hospital is this? They donât even have vases in their wards!â
âMr. Rogers, this is a hospital not a hotel Larissa reminded him.
She was here to recuperate, not for leisure.
Giving her the side eye. Edmund made a phone call âHey, go buy a vase and bring it up to me!â
He turned to Larissa triumphantly. âSee all done!â
Larissa rolled her eyes, at a loss for words.
Being filthy rich really spoilt him rotten as he was allowed to do whatever he desired.
Edmund pulled up a chair next to her bed and sat down.
He asked knowingly. âSince youâre so badly injured, why isnât Revan here to accompany âyou?â
Larissa made up an excuse casually, âHeâs busy with workâ
Edmund insisted. âBut I heard that when you were kidnapped yesterday, he didnât even show up at the scene to save you.â
Heâd clearly obtained some inside information.
âThe kidnapper clearly demanded Kevan to save you personally. Why did his assistant turn up in the end?â
Using the same excuse. Larissa repeated, â1 said, heâs budy with work.â
âThis incident is not something you should dismiss so easily just because he is busy with work!
Edmund sald stemly, âLuckily, nothing unfortunate happened to you. But what if the kidnapper had thrown you off the rooftop because he failed to tum up? is his work more Important than your safety?â
Larissa really wished she could see Edmundâs mouth shut with a needle and thread.
That way, he wouldnât be able to say any more stinging remarks that she didnât want to hear.
Maybe didnât foresee that things would escalate to that levelâ Larissa prebended to be nonchalant.
âIt doesnât matter if everything turns out wellâ
*Thatâs unacceptable! Edmund grabbed her hand and asked her earnestly. âLar, cross your heart and tell me honestly. When Kewan didnât rush to your rescue yesterday, werenât you hurt about that? Donât you care?â She cared.
In fact she cared too much, But she couldnât admit t Furthermore, she certainly shouldnât admit this to Edmund âWell at least he sent his assistant Larissa delended Kevan.
Edmund snorte coldly. âStop deceiving yoursel Larissa cursed her Ips and stared at the television screen, refusing to have any eye contact with Edmund.
It was clear that she didnât want to have anything more to do with Edmund, but he just wouldnât leave her alone.
Edmund continued taking âLet me tell you cha more thing. Last night. Cody and Ruby had a huge light.
Do you want to guess what it was about?â