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 thought dejectedly.

as Dylan described–he had no talent for

She had no

in for n

now.

kill time, she felt the awkwardness in the car even more

the question she hadn’t gotten an answer to earlier once again. “Why are you

deep breath and turned

General Hospital online. He couldn’t

“Dylan“, as if everything had

of him,”

his lap. His chest felt tight, as if there was something preventing him

few minutes, he spoke again. “Are you free

the heart of Starry Mountain, on the outskirts of Covenford. It was also rumored to be the best place on Starry Mountain to stargaze and watch the sunrise.

The last few times Larissa had

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she asked him

“A lot of people there might bring

as his “fake girlfriend” to

heart, voicing