Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 266
If it had been just Kevan alone, Roland would have swung his cane mercilessly toward him. However, Larissa clearly sided with Kevan. Il he scolded Kevan. It would be like scolding her. He didn’t want to scare her away after walling years for a granddaughter-in-law like her.
“Then, let’s start coordinating from now on,” Roland commanded firmly, facing Kevan. ‘You may have a busy schedule, but I believe you can manage your time. Accommodate Lar’s schedule so that we can quickly set the wedding date, yeah?”
“Sure,” Kevan readily agreed.
And so, all the pressure fell on Larissa’s shoulders. nluriated, she gave Kevan a disdantul glance, annoyed by his irresponsible behavior of abandering her to save his own ar se at a critical moment.
“What say you, Lari? Roland asked her.

Naturally, she obediently nodded and replied, “After the big family reunion dinner. I’ll ask my supervisors when I can take my wedding leave.”
“Good,” Roland finally seemed satisfied and displayed a relieved smile. “I thought I wouldn’t live long enough to see my urtical grandson get married!”
“You have a long life ahead. How could you miss it? Kevan said, holding Larissa’s hard and giving it a little shake. “I even brought my wife
to visit you. didn’t I?”
Roland tried to remain stern, but his eyes and brows betrayed him as he couldn’t hide his smile.
Roland was quite talkative: he spent the entire afternoon chatting with Larissa. Apart from drinking water, he did not stop talking. His ability to gauge people’s expressions and reactions was strong. Whenever he sensed her lack of interest in the conversation, he swiftly moved on to the next topic, ensuring there were never any dull moments.
His words and actions completely shattered Larissa’s prejudice against “wealthy families. She genuinely liked this down-to-earth and
amiable old man.
After dinner. Roland wanted them to stay, but Kevan refused, saying. “She has to work early tomorrow. It’s more convenient to stay at the hotel than waking up too early for work.”
Upon hearing that, she nestled against him and let out a dry laugh. Well Roland’s place wasn’t far from the Regal Dynasty Hotel So, even if they had to rush to the hotel in the morning, they would only need to wake up around 8 am-far from what Kevan considered “too early.” The only explanation was that he had other plars himself.
Roland was clearly disappointed but couldn’t say much when it involved her work. “Alright then.”