Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 59

“Kevan!”

A group

of people got close and surrounded Kevan. There were both men and women in the crowd, young and old. Various perfumes mixed together causing Larissa to sneeze loudly.

Two young ladies who were crowded near her let out expressions of disgust.

“Ew…! So gross…” They muttered.

“I’m sorry!” Larissa apologized quickly.

Kevan, who had been responding to some seniors, suddenly turned over and said to those two ladies with extreme courteousness, “Could you please stand farther away? I am unused to the perfumes that you’re wearing.”

with anger and embarrassment before

pungent. Larissa used her mouth to breathe as much as possible

discomfort, but as he could not ignore his friends and seniors, he whispered to Larissa instead, “Find a place to sit down, and I’ll

more than happy to

she let go of Kevan’s hand and left, but no one cared to know the reason why, and they definitely did not

corner and sat down, gazing disinterestedly at the night scene from the floor–to–ceiling window.

Rogers‘ companion?” The two ladies from

you sitting here all by yourself? Did Mr. Rogers chase you away too?” Their gleeful smirks

told you. How could she have caught Mr. Rogers‘ eye by being so plain? See? It’s only been a while and he’s already tired of

sow’s ear into a silk purse? Once

but it was not yet to the point where Larissa could

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1. it. After all, she was not really Kevan’s companion, and so their mockery had been misplaced. It was just that their voices were too shrill, and they were being rather loud, which caused Larissa’s ears to hurt.

up and forced a smile. “Excuse me, I need to go to

deliberately collided with her, the red wine she had in hand

deep red, and the

her

as she covered