Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 88

Kevan and Larissa sat in the car quietly.

They were just looking at one another without exchanging words. It seemed to be the most common occurrence when they were alone.

Kevan stared out of the window.

His expression was calm, but his body tensed inch by inch.

He wanted to talk to Larissa, but he didn’t know what he should talk to her about.

Numerous conversation topics flashed through his mind, but they were rejected by him one by one.

“Are you okay?” sounded too stupid.

“Have you eaten?” sounded like he was trying too hard to fill the silence.

“You did well today” was just weird. She wasn’t his subordinate.

“Do you remember how, as a child, you used to-” That was probably a scar she wished to never uncover in this lifetime if she could help it.

it, he

as Dylan described–he had no talent for

turned off. She had no plans of turning

in for n

now.

she felt the awkwardness in the car even more

to earlier once again. “Why

deep breath

the roof of Victory General Hospital online. He couldn’t reach your phone, so he came to see if you were

was “Dylan“, as if everything had purely been Dylan’s

him,” Larissa said

tightened in his lap. His chest felt tight, as if there was something

again. “Are you free this weekend? Accompany me to Starville

was set at the heart of Starry Mountain, on the outskirts of Covenford. It was also rumored

Larissa had visited Starry

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she asked him now.

of people there might bring their

as his “fake girlfriend” to fend off

heart, voicing his