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?”

an eyebrow

sounded as if he didn’t understand

asked more specifically, “Did you marry Larissa because

silent. Then, he put on a deliberate

her, do you? The

if you insist on thinking

the

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

lears. “To be honest, I

pressed his lips into a straight line. Keeping his eyes on the wheel,

head and wiped the tears away from the corners of her

on the side. In fact, it’s more

disapproval. “When we go back, I’ll talk

“Don’t let him know about this! He will hit me if he finds out that complained to

his voice growing colder,

streamed down Ruby’s face like an overflowing dam as she couldn’t stop hersell from sobbing. She covered her mouth with

further. “Where did he

stop her tears, Ruby shook her head. “Nol He did