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

was still quite pungent. Larissa used her mouth to breathe as much as possible to prevent herself

note of her 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 come to you later.”

happy to do so.

of Kevan’s hand and left, but no one cared

corner and sat down, gazing disinterestedly at the night scene from

Mr. Rogers‘ companion?” The two ladies from earlier showed

Mr. Rogers chase you away too?” Their gleeful smirks were rather

How could she have caught Mr. Rogers‘ eye by being so plain? See? It’s

could turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse?

yet to

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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

one of them deliberately collided with her, the red wine she had in hand spilling

flower petals were stained a deep

her bosom.

into her exclaimed with horror as she covered her mouth even though the triumphant gleam in