Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 94

Larissa went straight into the bathroom to take a shower.

After hiking up this mountain, her clothes had been soaked by her sweat, her disheveled appearance on par

with Kevan’s.

She changed into a dry, casual outfit before going over and knocking on Kevan’s door.

Because of her, it was way past lunchtime when they arrived, and the little bit of breakfast she’d had that morning had already been depleted by the intense physical activities she’d been forced to perform.

Larissa’s stomach grumbled, and she guessed that Kevan felt the same, so she decided to invite him downstairs to get lunch together.

Kevan did not open the door. Instead, he asked through the door separating them, “What is it?”

“Do you want to go get lunch?‘ Larissa asked him.

“You go. I’m not hungry,” he replied.

“Oh, okay-“Larissa was a little disappointed, although she couldn’t exactly tell why.

Larissa ordered two servings of food. She ate one of them and brought the other back to their room.

Even though Kevan had said that he wasn’t hungry, he still needed to eat something.

his door again. This time, he

Are you inside?” she asked, raising her voice in

quiet. Larissa paused and tried again. “Can I–come in

was still no

twisted the doorknob and pushed the

and he hadn’t turned on the lights,

used to her surroundings, she caught sight of the lump in the middle of

He was asleep.

tiptoed out of the room again.

just for Kevan. Now that he was asleep,

the food on the coffee table, she watched TV for a while before dozing off without realizing it.

almost 6 pm, and the TV was

know if

Chapter 94

Larissa scrambled up from the couch and

are you

was still

still sleeping or if he’d gone out.

waited until

had earlier had long been digested. Rubbing her deflated stomach, she went

he was a heavy sleeper, he should’ve been awakened by hunger by now, shouldn’t he?

beyond her expectations.

something was wrong, so she pushed open his door again. The lump on his bed wast still there, but she didn’t

she switched on the lights in the bedroom, walked