Sweet Subterfuge

Kevan successfully got Travis to shut up. Choking, the latter managed to spit out, “Shameless bastard!”

Kevan was unconcerned. He had lived for 34 years and had heard worse than this. The words “shameless bastard” had no effect on him at all.

“Is there any use in being modest?” he retorted. “I’m sure the two of you know better than I do that sometimes being shameless is the key to success.”

His sarcasm was obvious; Travis caught on to it immediately.

“You!” Enraged, Travis let go of Amber and charged over. His fist aimed for Kevan’s face, but the latter caught it a few inches before it could land.

“You’re biting off more than you can chew,” Kevan sneered coolly as he twisted Travis’ wrist, causing him to turn around.

Kevan then kicked the back of Travis’ knee. With a thud, Travis was kneeling on the ground.

Covering her mouth, Amber wailed shrilly, “Help! Help! There’s an attack! Someone’s assaulting my partner!”

Her voice was rather irritating in the silence of the night.

Kevan leveled a cold glare at her and growled, “Shut up! Or I’ll beat you up too!”

Amber took a big step back. “How dare you!” She did her best to look fierce, but that did not shield the fear in her eyes.

“You’ll find out later, won’t you?” Kevan smiled darkly as he yanked on Travis’ hair and stepped on his calf. A twist of his forefoot caused Travis to let out a piercing shriek.

“Amber, call the police!” he cried.

Coming to her senses, Amber reached for her phone, fumbling several times before she finally got it out. Before she could unlock it, however, Larissa snatched it and threw it on the ground.

of despair before she lunged at Larissa like a mad

was heavier than Larissa. So, when Larissa moved aside, Amber missed her target and fell flat

pretty bad fall. There was no sound for a while before her soft whimpers finally made

to loud howling, Amber’s current reaction was more alarming to Larissa. She hurriedly

dripping down her forehead. Amber was also biting her lip hard and trembling incessantly, her hand pressed against her stomach while

noticed that a dark red patch had stained Amber’s

out her own phone

tearfully. He used all the power he had in his body to free himself

fine. I won’t let anything happen to

now, she stood about two steps away and watched the couple with coldness in

as she was that night at the fancy

did not know when

cold?” he

them, Larissa was stunned for two seconds before she

just begun. Hence, occasional cold

could not resist the cold. She

off his suit jacket and draped it over her. The fragrance of male cologne invading her senses made her feel

to peel off the jacket and return it to Kevan, but

act as if they were going to lose each other, and said in a low voice, “As things stand right now, you won’t be able to get back to the hotel soon. It’s colder at night,

he said

stern expression as he helped her to adjust the

“See?”

and stopped resisting

…

arrived quickly.

Kevan, he snarled a threat at the former, “If something happens to the

fainter, and Larissa remained

she’ll be okay?” she asked Kevan so softly that the latter thought he imagined it. He was not a doctor, so he could not answer that question. But he was certain