Sweet Subterfuge novel by Trina Duo novel Chapter 8

Larissa was confused by the accusation. But as she was someone who had quite some experience working here, she had met more unreasonable guests. 

Therefore, she was able to react quickly and gave her an apologetic smile. “My apologies, Ms. Gallagher. There must be a misunderstanding here. I just got back, and I am not quite sure what’s going on. Could you give me some time to look into the situation?” 

At the same time, her mind was racing. The Regal Dynasty was a proper hotel with an established background. It would not be possible for them to forcibly evict someone without cause. But seeing the guards and cleaning staff present, the eviction did not seem false either. 

Larissa could think of no one else who had the power to evict guests other than the general manager. 

She was just about to call him for clarification about the situation when the door to the room at the end of the corridor opened. 

Dylan emerged in his pajamas. His was stone-faced and exuded a cold aura similar to Kevan’s. His geniality in the morning was nowhere to be seen. 

Thinking that they had disturbed his rest, Larissa quickly apologized. “Forgive me, Mr. Shields. There is a situation that we need to take care of at the moment. If you find the noise bothersome, I can have someone put you up in a different room.” 

However, Dylan waved her off and smiled. “Don’t worry about it.” 

Larissa was totally confused once again. If it was fine, then why was he upset earlier? 

Dylan walked straight up to Karin, who clearly knew him. 

“M—Mr. Shields?” Her previous arrogance was gone and replaced by anxiety. 

“Ms. Gallagher.” Dylan was not as nice to her as he was to Larissa. His tone was polite and indifferent. “Mr. Rogers was the one who requested your eviction. As for why…” His smile did not reach his eyes. “I’m sure you know.” 

Karsyn froze and steadily turned pale. 

Dylan proceeded to add, “If you don’t want this to get any worse, I suggest you check out quietly now.” 

Karin bit her lip, clearly struggling with herself for a few seconds before she turned and went back into her room. Soon, she emerged with her two assistants. 

She wore a cap that was pulled down as much as possible. A large pair of sunglasses as well as a mask hid her face from view. She did not say a word to anyone else and hurriedly made her way forward. Her assistants each dragged a large suitcase behind them as they followed her. 

Having accomplished their mission, the security guards left, and the cleaning staff began cleaning up Karin’s room. 

Only Larissa and Dylan were left in the corridor. 

“Aren’t you on leave?” Dylan asked her. 

Larissa had no energy left to wonder why he knew about her being on leave. She went straight into the topic. “Are you available at the moment? I would like to have you as my lawyer.” 

Dylan froze for a moment before letting out a knowing smile. 

“Sure,” he said. 

… 

Larissa followed Dylan into his room. He beckoned her to sit on the couch and asked, “Water?” 

Larissa shook her head and said, “No, thanks.” 

Dylan then sat on the armchair on the side. “You’d like a divorce?” he asked. 

He had previously introduced himself as a lawyer who “specialized in handling divorce cases,” so being able to guess Larissa’s goal was not that hard. 

“Yes.” Larissa felt bashful. It was as if she was exposing her wounds to someone else. She straightened up discreetly and clenched her fists, which were placed on her lap. 

Unlike what she expected, Dylan did not ask for the reason why. However, he simply became more professional and asked, “Has the asset division been settled?”