Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 772
Afraid that Marilyn would wait too long, Larissa only worked overtime for half an hour. Then, she turned off her computer. She put
the statements and reports that were not yet typed into the slideshow into her bag. She intended to finish the slideshow at home.
“Let’s go.” she said to Marilyn once she was packed.
“So soon?” Marilyn had been playing with her phone while waiting for Larissa. When she heard Larissa speak, she put down her
phone in surprise.
“Yeah.” Larissa smiled. “It’s late, and I feel a little hungry.”
“Me too.” Marilyn rubbed her stomach. Then, she walked over to Larissa and hugged her arm, and dragged her away quickly.
“Let’s go then!”
Marilyn must have been really hungry because she drove her car like crazy.
Westonia was like Bartham. The traffic was awful. Marilyn’s pink smart car was able to weave among the crowd size to its size.
Soon, they reached Queensway.
The restaurant they wanted to go to was on the main road of Queensway. It was a really obvious shop lot. Business was
booming because of its recent opening. Even if Marilyn had booked a spot in advance, they were still stopped at the entrance.
The waiter coldly told them. “The previous customers are not finished. You will have to wait for at least half an hour and above.”
The restaurant did not have a waiting area, so the people who were waiting to be seated had taken up the little space that was in
front of the restaurant
Larissa and Marilyn were squeezed in with this crowd. They were stuck. They didn
They did not know if they should leave or not.
Marilyn apologized to Larissa. “I’m so sorry, Larissa. I didn’t think that we would come early. If you don’t want to wait, we’ll switch
to a restaurant with fewer people?”
Larissa wrapped her windbreaker around herself and moved behind a tall man beside her. The chilly wind was blocked off by the
man. Only then did she stop shivering. Forcing a smile, Larissa said, “It’s alright. Didn’t you want to try this place? We’re already

here, and it’s only half an hour’s wait.”
*Thank you so much, Larissa! You’re so nice!” Marilyn
we her a bun
As time passed, the sky turned dark, and the temperature grew colder.
Many people wore down jackets. At the very least, they would still have a thick coat covering themselves. It made Larissa and
Marilyn’s outfits look rather out of place.
Larissa was already weak from working long–term in an office. Previously, she had been stuck in a hospital bed for several
months, so she was even weaker than usual. Soon, the tall man entered the restaurant with his companions, and Larissa was
left to shiver in the cold.
Seeing Larissa sneeze several times, Marilyn could not help but worry. “Are you okay?”
Larissa waved her off while she sneezed. “It’s–achoo–linel” She took out a pack of tissues from her bag. She then turned around
to blow her nose.
Marilyn brought her to a place where the wind was not so strong. “Why are your clothes so thin? You’ll catch a cold like this.”
Larissa eyed Marilyn’s outfit. She thought that her words were not convincing.
Marilyn smiled and advised her, “Don’t compare yourself to me and those other people in the company. We’re used to it, and we
don’t feel anything at this point. If you can’t stand the cold in Westonia, it’s better to wear more layers.
“The most that would happen is that people would laugh at you for being lame. But it won’t really allect you. But if you get sick
because you wore fewer layers, you’d be the one who sulfers.”
Larissa thought about it and found it very reasonable.
When she reappeared, there was a cup of hot water in her hand. There was a thin slice of lemon in the water too.