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

phone was turned off. She had no plans of turning

in for n

now.

the awkwardness in the

the question she hadn’t gotten an answer to earlier once again.

deep breath and turned to her.

the news of Janine Levange attempting to take her life from the roof of Victory General Hospital online. He couldn’t

he used in his sentence was “Dylan“, as if everything had purely

him,” Larissa said gratefully.

his lap. His chest felt tight, as if

you

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

price of staying in Starville for just one night was exorbitant. The last few times Larissa had visited Starry Mountain, she could only opt for the

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for?” she asked him

lot of people there might

needed her to go with him as his “fake girlfriend” to fend off those unwanted advances,

her heart, voicing his unspoken