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Aster’s bruises not only showed no signs of lading but had darkened even further alter a full day had
passed. The two police officers were taken aback when they saw the bruises, revealing a mix of
surprise and sympathy in their eyes.
“You gotta take his shirt off, so that we can snap some pictures,” one of the police officers said to
Larissa as he pulled out his phone.
Larissa helped Aster in removing his T-shirt and made him stand upright. The police officer circled
around Aster, and the sound of the camera shulter clicking away could be heard.
“Yesterday, when Tentered the room, I saw Ruby really going at it. She was kicking my son with all her
might, trying to do him serious harm. I rushed over and pinned her down on the bed to stop her from
putting up a light. I never laid a hand on her throughout the whole ordeal. Obviously, I don’t have any
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtpront of that though.” Larissa explained. There was a hint of regret in her voice; she wished she had
recorded everything. But her focus was solely or saving Aster in that urgent moment.
“Then, the hotel security came in and subdued her. She threw some nasty words my way, I couldn’t
hold back and slapped the sh it out of her twice. Well I don’t think I can argue against it if she insists on
labeling the slaps as Intentional harm’,” Larissa confessed candidly.
Her composed demeanor contrasted starkly with Ruby’s craziness during her amest. Moreover, she
spoke with logic and politeness even when angry, unlike Ruby, who screamed and cursed at anyone.
The police officers’ opinion subtly leaned in Larissa’s lavor.
“Alright, we get the picture now. Well inform you immediately I there are any developments in the case,”
they assured her and left shortly after.
After that Larissa dressed Aster and held him tightly, showering him with affectionate kisses.
“Are you stil hurting?” she asked with genuine concern.
He pouted and nodded sightly. When Larissa was not paying attention, his hand, which was hanging by
his side, discreetly squeezed his own thigh with force, causing tears to well up in his eyes. Her heart
ached upon seeing thal, and her animosity toward Ruby deepened.
“Mommy, I want pizza for dinner tonight he sniffled. Tears came polling in his eyes as he pitiluly goed at
her.
“Sure!” she said without hesitation; she would move mountains for him in such circumstances, let alone
buying him a mere pizza. He finally smiled upon hearing that. He embraced her neck and planted a
series of moist kisses on her cheek, leaving behind a trai, of saliva.
“Mommy, you’re the best!” he exclaimed joyfully
Larissa couldnthep but smile as she witnessed the happiness on her son’s face. She gladly lel. into his
sweet trap ever il she knew he did that intentionally. As long as he was happy, she would be happy too.
After they experienced the kidnapping incident, Lanssa didn’t dare leave Aster alone anywhere outside,
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmnot even in the hotel. When she attended a meeting in the afternoon, she even made sure to have a
bodyguard stationed outside the office, ensuring that he would be with Aster wherever he went.
Nonetheless, Aster chose not to leave the oflice for lear that history would repeal itsell. In fact, he had
refrained from drinking too much throughout the day just to avoid using the bathroom
After Larissa ett he quietly walked to the door and locked the office. He then turned around and sent a
voice message to Kevan, asking.” Uncle Kevan, are you busy right now?”
At that moment, Kevan was indeed very swamped: “Galeforce had been forced to launch earlier than
planned, and the servers were overloaded. There was also a slew of negative reviews on the Internet-
most of them com ro from paid posters’ accounts, which ell similar comments.
“What a lousy name!!
“The game’s quality is so da mn low! it doesn’t look like something produced by Microworks
Corporation
“Is this the result after years of preparation? This shilly level?”
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