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.

This time,

she asked, raising her voice in case

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

still no

overwhelmed her. Hurriedly, she twisted

hadn’t turned

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

He was asleep.

tiptoed out of the room

had come here just for Kevan. Now that he was asleep, she had nothing else to do.

placing the food on the coffee table, she watched TV for a while before

up again, it was almost 6 pm, and the TV was still

door was still tightly shut. She didn’t know

Chapter 94

day, Larissa scrambled up from the couch and rushed over to his

Rogers, are you up?”

still no

if he was still sleeping or if

until 8 pm.

digested. Rubbing her

heavy sleeper, he should’ve been awakened by

beyond her expectations.

lump on his bed wast still there, but she didn’t leave immediately like

bedroom, walked over to the