Sweet Subterfuge novel by Trina Duo novel Chapter 450

Ruby's vehement kicks to his body were still fresh in her mind. Larissa kissed Aster's tears, asking him softly, "Does it hurt bad?"

Aster shook his head minutely. She was not sure if he really was not in pain, or if he was only doing that to comfort her.

When they got to the first floor, Larissa raced out of the hotel as fast as she could and hailed a cab. They went to the closest hospital, which was the military hospital. Aster was heavily bruised from Ruby's kicks, but the fortunate thing was that he did not suffer any grievous injuries.

The doctor asked Larissa, "How did this happen?" His stare was filled with condemnation and suspicion. Larissa did not say much—for the truth was too complicated to explain in just a couple of sentences.

When they left, the doctor said pointedly, "Child abuse—even if it's your own biological child, is illegal."

Larissa halted for a moment, but she still made no arguments to defend herself.

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The image of Larissa rushing out of the hotel with Aster in her arms was instantly sent to Kevan, who immediately called. "What happened?"

The bodyguards who were in charge of keeping an eye on Larissa could not enter the hotel, so they did not know what happened. They followed Larissa's cab to the hospital, paid a "friendly" visit to the doctor, who saw Aster, and received a "mother abusing her child" answer as a response.

They relayed this answer to Kevan word for word, but Kevan naturally did not believe that Larissa would abuse Aster. Those bruises on Aster were clearly caused by someone else.

This "someone else" was finally identified as Ruby after the other team, who was in charge of keeping an eye on her, sent a message about how she had been taken to the police station.

Kevan tightened his grip on the phone even as his gaze turned icy. He found Dylan and said, "Contact the police station and have them keep Ruby locked up for a few more days. No bail allowed."

Dylan was very surprised. "How many days has it been? She's already back in there?"

Kevan grunted before explaining everything briefly.