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 surprise.

he didn’t

specifically, “Did you marry

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

mercilessly. “You don’t actually like her, do you? The only reason you married her was because you had to satisfy your

after some hesitation, if you insist on thinking

Ruby assumed that she was on the right track

nails into the

if she was close to lears. “To be honest, I haven’t been happy these

straight line. Keeping his eyes on the wheel, he

the tears

In fact, it’s more than one,” she

his eyes and said with disapproval. “When

arm desperately, “Don’t let him know about this! He

his voice growing colder, “What, he dared to hit

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

probed further. “Where did

Ruby shook her head.