Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 69

“I feel like it doesn’t make a difference even if I pretend to be your girlfriend,” she said seriously.

Those who would willingly try to get in his pants would likely have low to no morals. Kevan having a girlfriend would not stop them from trying, and they may even delude themselves into thinking they could fight for the chance to be with him.

“How would you know that there would be no difference if you haven’t even tried it yet?” Kevan was more optimistic than her, however. “Don’t worry, I won’t ask you to do everything a proper girlfriend should. You just need to do what you did today and show up to events with me. That should deter the women who have ideas about me.”

The banquet today was not that hard to get through–it would have been even better if those two ladies did not come looking for trouble.

If it really were all like today…

“Fine.” Larissa decided that she would be a quiet wallflower at Kevan’s side to pay off the 1.5–million–dollar debt. “But let’s iron out the details; how long will this last?”

She could never let her guard down when making deals with Kevan.

for a moment.

it hard to even

six months.

became cold, as if he was

as a mocking smile appeared on his face. “But of course, I don’t mean to force

was clearly forcing her to agree! But she just did not have the ability to resist. Gritting her teeth, Larissa snapped, “Fine then; six months it is!”

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in his pocket. “Then I’ll

row.”

The next night, Dylan delivered the contract that the former

a simple one–page affair. The contents were simple

girlfriend while attending public events with him), and listed out the benefits that she would gain ( exemption from having to pay for the 1.5–million–dollar debt) as

down clearly without any subterfuge, and so

belonged to Kevan. After having some water, he said, “I’ve prepared all the necessary legal documents for your lawsuit against your former

was quite worried. “But he can’t even leave the hospital right now. If I sue him, will the