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?”

eyebrow in

he didn’t

“Did you marry

Kevan was silent. Then, he put on a deliberate smile. “Of

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

you insist on thinking that way,

she was on the right track after hearing

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

trembled as if she was close to lears.

his eyes on the

and wiped the tears away from the corners of her

In fact, it’s

disapproval. “When we go back, I’ll

and grabbed Kevan’s arm desperately, “Don’t let him know about this! He will hit me if he finds out that complained to

turned to look at Ruby, his voice growing colder, “What, he dared to hit

as she couldn’t stop hersell from sobbing. She covered her mouth with her

probed further. “Where

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