Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 95

He seemed to be calling out for someone, and that name was exactly the same as her nickname.

Larissa’s heart rate accelerated.

She clutched her chest and straightened her body. “Don’t overthink. Do not overthink-”

There were so many people in this world that shared the same name as her. Who knew which one of those

people he was calling out for?

As if he were trapped in a nightmare, Kevan’s brows knitted even tighter, his expression becoming increasingly panicked.

“Lari, don’t go!” He almost shouted this with all of his remaining strength, his voice pitiful and desperate.

Larissa had never seen him look so fragile before. Suddenly, she felt a little sad for him as well, her heart

wringing with pain.

Kevan’s arms emerged from below the covers and flailed about the bed. His fingers clenched and unclenched,

as if he were trying to search for something around him.

Instinctively, Larissa reached out.

As soon as Kevan’s hands touched hers, he caught her arm and squeezed it, the mere force of it so strong that

he was about to break

a breath, stifling the cry of pain

had quietened. His brows relaxed gradually and his breathing changed from

headboard and wiped away the sweat on his face with a tissue.

fear and unease from the unknown dream he was having. but there

The doorbell rang.

been the doctor called in by

but every time she shifted in

tightened.

he murmured.

tried to pull her arms

again, its frequency more and more

of no way to

mind. She leaned closer

Chapter 95

he was sleeping, he could still answer her.

scrunched his nose, his

melted into a puddle.

found herself resenting the Lari he’d been calling for all this

she must have hurt him very deeply.

softened. “Really, I’ll just go get the door. I’ll be

unmoving, not

his attention. “Be good, will you?” At some point, she even felt like she was coaxing a stubborn child to do

was told.

his lips before

that he would change his mind, so she sprinted out of