Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 26

Kevan had no intentions of chatting further with Lucas. He replied with a simple “Oh, “and said no more.

Lucas was not deterred by his indifference. Quite the contrary, he continued

rambling as he attempted to express his excitement. “I didn’t think I’d actually see you here, Mr. Rogers! You know, you’ve always been my idol!”

Kevan nodded indifferently. “Are we leaving or not?” he asked Larissa.

He turned and started walking in the opposite direction. Larissa followed hurriedly.

Lucas followed the two of them and leaned closer toward Larissa. “Is Mr. Rogers your friend?” he whispered.

Friend? Of course not. But she did say before that her friend would be here to pick her up. She just didn’t know why Dylan had turned into Kevan-

Larissa was faced with a dilemma. She swallowed and nodded lightly.

Lucas‘ eyes sparkled.

introduce me to Mr. Rogers? I want to be friends with

Larissa glanced at Kevan’s cool and elegant silhouette. She hesitated for a long time before she finally replied, “I’ll have to ask Mr. Rogers himself about

a long time. He stopped and turned

her face. She looked back and met the flickering eyes

pressed into a straight line, and the corners of his

Larissa thought that Kevan’s mood was not very pleasant at

about it, so much so that he grinned at Kevan, showing a

his eyes. “What are you chatting so happily about?” he

his head in bewilderment. Subconsciously,

“No–nothing,” he stammered.

looked at

Larissa couldn’t bear looking at him

betray his “secret.” He pinched

on the tip of her tongue.” Nothing,” she

smiled, though his smile

However, the direction Kevan was walking in was the complete opposite of

here?” Dylan asked.

coldly. His shoulders brushed past

The questions in his mind were only answered when he saw Larissa