Chapter 848
Sweet Subterfuge
Larissa did not know if Marilyn was doing it on purpose or not, but all of her actions made Larissa feel somewhat annoyed.
She refused Marilynâs good intentions. âThese clothes are suitable for you, but not quite suitable for me. Just keep them for yourselves.â
Marilyn seemed to have sensed something as her mood changed suddenly. âLarissa, are you upset?â
She anxiously held Larissaâs hand as she hit the nail on the head. âBecause I bought clothes that you donât like?â
Larissa pressed her lips tightly together. Her silence was considered a positive answer.
Marilyn was honest though. âFine, I admit it. I did it on purpose.â
Larissa was surprised. âWhy?â
Marilyn huffed as she pretended to be unhappy. âBecause Iâm mad! You ignored me for this whole week! When you were window shopping with me, you werenât serious either! I asked you if the clothes looked nice, but you still werenât serious!â
Larissa scratched her face awkwardly at Marilynâs scolding, âSorry.â Thankfully, the best thing Larissa could do was apologize. Her sincere attitude was always satisfactory. âMr. Logan Junior arranged quite a lot of duties for me this week, and you know how strict he is with work âTodayâs my fault. I treat you to dinner, you pick the place, how about that?â
âAlright then! I guess Iâll forgive you!â It was easy to cheer Marilyn up. âBut before dinner-â She lifted the shopping bags in her hands. looking a little embarrassed and sheepish. âI gotta retum these. Truthfully I also donât think they look nice.â
Larissa had just accompanied Marilyn to return all the clothes when a notification rang on her phone.
She thought that Wendy had finally responded to her, but it was Kevan who texted her instead. He asked completely out of nowhere. âDid Wendy find you?â
It was midnight in Caldor right now. There was something clearly wrong if Kevan was asking about Wendy at this time instead of sleeping.
âNo. Did something happen?â Larissa asked.
âAre you free to answer a call?â
When seeing these words from Kevan, Larissaâs heart skipped a beat, and she began to feel afraid.
She said to Marilyn, âWhy donât you go to the restaurant? I need to make a callâ
Marilyn froze and nodded. âSure, come over a over as soon n as you can.â
Larissa quickly called Kevan before Marilyn had walked far away. âWhatâs wrong?â She asked.
Kevan was silent for a few minutes, and Larissaâs anxiety grew.
âWendy caught Edmund cheating this morning.â Kevan said slowly after a long time. âShe left immediately. I thought she would go lind you Larissa froze on the spot. Fear gripped her heart, and she could not breathe. âWhy didnât you tell me earlier!â
She did not expect Kevan to put the plan into action so quickly, so she was not prepared for such an emergency situation like this either.
Larissa took several deep breaths before she managed to calm down. âIâm ending the call. It call you again when Iâve found Wendy.â
Finding Wendy was the most important thing right now.
Larissa ran down the stairs with a hand on the handrail while she called Marilyn. Im sorry, Marilyn, I suddenly have an emergency, and I must go home now. Iâll treat you to a meal next time. Iâm really, really sorry.â