Chapter 169
Sweet Subterfuge
Chapter 169
âFirst of all didnât cause your brotherâs death,â She emphatically denied, making it clear. âI remember correctly, you fold the police that your brother committed suicide because he would be paralyzed lore and didnât want to burden the family.â
Andrew wanted to argue otherwise. âThatâs because Alas, hallway through his sentence, he shut his mouth.
âThatâs because your family accepted one million dollars as hush money from my mother, Larissa completed his sentence, âDoes your brother know that he was only worth a million dollars to you?â
Seeing her point out the truth, Andrew stopped holding himself hack.
âIf itâs not your fault why would your mother compensate my family with a million dollars? he asked, his confidence restored.
Larissa wished she could record this scene and show it to her cun ning mother. It was because of her loolish move that her daughter was now in such ar embarrassing situation, but she knew she wouldnât care. As long as the Hardys didnât make a fuss with the Seymours. Yvette couldnât care less about Larissa being misunderstood or humiliated.
âNobody knows the real reason behind your brotherâs suicide except himself. What makes you think you can blame it all on me? If thatâ the case, I can also say that it was your parentsâ cerstart arguing in the hospital room and embarrassing him on TV that drove him to his death. Your parents should compensate me because Iâm stil legally married to your brother, and I paid for all his medical expenses.â
Larissa refused to back down. Her years of experience in the workplace taught her not only to endure but also to be assertive when necessary. Andrew fell silent.
âYou⦠youâre being unreasonable? he glared at Larissa, his eyes red, and his lips trembling with anger
Sightly amused by his reaction, Larissa smiled faintly
âIâm just behaving like your family is.â She paused and asked him. âSo, in that case, doesnât that make you unreasonable too?â
Andrew couldnât form a reply to that. However, Larissa didnât let him off the heck so easily.
âAlso, I didnât purs ur the matter of your brother transferring marital assets because he diec. If you provoke me again, be careful of what will happen to your parents house in their hometown, You might even lose the million dollars my mother gave you.â
Andrewâs eyes were bloodshot, and his lips trembled with anger.
âDo you have anything else to say? Larissa asked him,
âYouâll face the consequences Andrew spat angry and stormed out of the hotel without looking back.
Every time she deall with the Hardys felt like a tough battle. By the time he left, Larissaâs shirt was soaked wh
sweat which made her feel extremely uncomfortable. She went to take a shower, and she found a new message on her phone from Andrew after that.
He said. âThe rent has been returned, Conât come looking for trouble again!â
His quick compromise took Larissa by surprise.
She immediately called the agent to get him to talk to the middle-aged couple who rented the house from Yvette. Il they didnât want to move out they could sign a new contract with the agent at the rental price previously effered by Yvette. A part of the rent would be the
agentâs commission
However, not long after, the agent gave her a reply. âI think you should rent out the house yourself, Ms.
Seymour I canât handle this!â
Finding his reaction strange, Larissa quickly asked him, âWhat happened?â
âWhat happened? The agent sounded upset. âI was beaten up with a broom, and now Im bruised all over! That couple said they have already paid the rent and wonât pay again! Could you be more considerate. Ms. Seymour? You sent me over there without clarifying anything! I havenât camed a single cent, and now I have to pay for my medical expenses) God, Iâm so unlucky!