Sweet Subterfuge

“There’s no need.” Larissa declined Edmund’s offer with a reasonable excuse. “It’s just a game to pass the lime. Regardless of whether I’m good or bad at poker, as the youngest, I should be the one to lose.”

Her words Immediately gained unanimous praise from Marla and Nancy.

“What a sensible child!”

“Young people nowadays should have such awareness!”

Frankly, Violet didn’t care whether Larissa lost money or not. Her insistence on having Kevan come upstairs was to prevent him from spending time with Ruby, but she was a step too late.

Violet fell a throbbing headache coming on.

Even though Kevan assured her that nothing was going on between him and Ruby, she was still worried that problems would arise. More importantly, she was afraid that Larissa would overthink,

Meanwhile..

“Thanks for agreeing to come out with me.” Ruby said to Kevan,

“It’s nothing.” Kevan replied with a faint smile as he drove.

Silently, Ruby stared at his side profile for a long time. Suddenly, she blurted. “Do you The Larissa?”

raised an eyebrow in surprise.

he didn’t

“Did you marry

silent. Then, he

“You don’t actually like her, do you? The

some hesitation, if you insist on thinking

she was on the right track after hearing Kevan’s ambiguous

lip, she dug her long nails into the flesh of her palm,

to lears. “To be honest, I haven’t

line. Keeping his

tears away from the corners of her

has other women on the side. In fact, it’s more than one,”

his eyes and said with disapproval. “When we go

him know about this! He will hit me

to look at Ruby, his voice growing colder, “What,

Ruby’s face like an overflowing dam as she couldn’t stop hersell from sobbing. She

probed further. “Where did he

tears, Ruby shook her head. “Nol He did not