Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 129

“Yes.” Larissa forced a smile on her face, her voice sounding more airy than before. “I was born and raised in Bartham. Later I got into a university in Covenford, and after graduating. I found a decent job, so I settled down here.”

She skimmed over the past casually, as if those were nothing more than fleeting memories, including her memories with him,

Kevan instantly felt downcast.

“Have you not been in contact with your family all these years? Your sister cald she has been looking for you.” he asked.

Larissa pursed her lips, took a moment to think, and then shook her head.

“Why?” Kevan tell his heart tighten suddenly. Although he somewhat knew the reasons, he still wanted to hear her express them in her own words. However, Larissa remained silent. The two of them fell into a moment of silence, each lost in their own thoughts, creating a strange sense of understanding between them.

left the hotel. As the cold

a business trip

it couldn’t possibly be for this birthday banquet–neither Lucas nor Lana had that much

her the light in his eyes dimmed down until

care of

a sigh of relief, she

still driving the same Maserati as before while his

next to the Rolls–Royce, and she made an effort to avert

car root, his expression indifferent as he

to

force you to accept gifts you don’t want in the future,” he said, leaving unsaid that it also encompassed his feelings for

next day, while inspecting one of the quest rooms,

and hugged it tightly, calling out,