Chapter 858
Sweet Subterfuge
Larissa kept trembling. She could not be bothered to think where Edmund had found out that Wendy was pregnant. She dug her nails hard into her flesh, using the pain to force herself to be calm.
âYou â¦â She gritted her teeth, her throat tight. âWhat do you want to do exactly?â
âI want to meet up with you.â Edmund said.
Larissa gripped her phone very tightly as she asked him, âIt meet with you, will you let go of Wendy?â
âOf course.â Edmund agreed very readily. âBut-âHis dragging out of the message caused Larissa to hold her breath. âYou can only come alone.â Edmundâs voice became cold. âIf I found out that youâve called the police, or that someoneâs following you secretly Edmund laughed evilly. âYou donât want to know what I do to Wendy.â
*Fine!â Larissa could not be bothered to think. The only thing in her head right now was to save Wendy from Edmund. Even if she had to lose her life for this, she did not care. After all, this happened because of Larissa herself.
*I go alone. Give me the address.â
Edmundâs address was near the airport. It was very far from here.
Larissa could not leave Aster alone at home, but she did not dare to tell Lewis either. After a momentâs thought, she left a note for Aster. telling him to call Lewis after waking up to get his uncle to come accompany him.
Before leaving, she stared at Asterâs sleeping face for a while. The more she looked, the sadder and more reluctant she was. She did not dare to stay long. She only bent down to kiss Asterâs forehead lightly before closing her eyes to force down her tears.
âGoodbye.â she whispered. Maybe this would not be a good âbye.â After all, they might never meet again.
On the way there, Larissa could not help but call Kevan again with a shaky hand. Still, no one answered: so, Larissa hung up instead and gave up on trying.
Maybe they really had a shit destiny together. Even in if they had decided to be together, they would still be separated for a million reasons.
Larissa parked the car by the road and sent Kevan a final WhatsApp message. âTake care of Aster and my dad.â
âFor me,â she thought.
Once she was on the road again, Larissa was more relaxed than before. It was probably because she had given everything she had to Kewan, whom she trusted.
She was not really trying to go die. But what it it reallyâWell that was her lile too. There was nothing to lear or complain about.
After she reached the place, Larissa found out that it was a very small and lonely motel. In a place like Westonia, people who lived in motels like these were usually from the lower classes, and they usually had a pretty complicated backgroundânormal residents usually stayed away from such places.
Larissa nervously zipped up her down jacket fully and covered her head with a hat. She wrapped a scarf around her neck to also cover her lace with, She lowered her head and tried to make herself as small as possible. Even so, when she walked through the corridors, she was still catcalled and whistled at by a couple of thugs leaning against doors.
Larissaâs right hand was hidden in her pocket. She lowered her voice to scare them. âFuck off if you donât want to diel When the thugs saw that her pocket was bulging with something, they ran away, scared. They only threw ugly curses at Larissa.
Afraid that someone would come looking for more trouble, Larissa quickly moved forward. When she found Edmundâs room, she knocked on the door.
Larissa replied, âItâs me, Larissa.â
The door cracked open.