Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 223

Larissa moved into Kevan’s place, and since she didn’t have many belongings, the move was relatively easy. They only had to make two trips, and it was all settled.

Kevan didn’t want to push his luck, so he arranged for her to stay in the guest room next to the master bedroom.

Once they were settled, Larissa took the marriage certificate from her bag and placed it on the table. She snapped a photo of it with her phone and went to the study to find Kevan. “Can we take a selfie, please?”

Kevan was busy with pending company matters on his computer, but he promptly released the mouse upon hearing her request. Intrigued, he raised a brow and asked, “What kind of selfie do you have in mind?”

She hesitated for a moment as she struggled to find the right words before saying, “Um… a more intimate one.‘ Her face turned red as soon as she finished speaking.

“Sure,” Kevan generously agreed. He rose to his feet and walked over to her side, asking, “How intimate would you like it to be?”

distance from her and used his normal tone to mask

dry lips and whispered, “We can just

took a big step toward the door and replied. “Then, let’s take the selfie in the living

him quickly and sat beside

idea of leaning their heads together, she hesitated in the moment and couldn’t bring herself to act for quite some time. Her body stiffened, and she grappled with internal conflict. Finally mustering the courage,

it to capture

faces on the screen. Looking at the front camera, she could clearly see a noticeable gap between their

selfie side by side?”

to salvage the situation. “Well… let’s just take it like this, okay?”

screen, and his stare was intense enough for her to feel it through the screen. It ignited a burning sensation within her, prompting her to

Let’s not take it,” she said, wanting

up, she felt a firm grip around her waist. A strong force pulled her back, and she stumbled into his arms. He took the phone from her hands and

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and his smile was much