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.

if he

“Did you marry Larissa because

Kevan was silent. Then, he put on a

like her, do you? The only reason you married her was

if you insist on thinking that

that she was on the

lower lip, she dug her long nails into the flesh of her palm, forcing herself to tear

close to lears. “To

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

the tears away from the corners of

the side. In

his eyes and said with disapproval. “When we go back, I’ll talk to

“Don’t let him know

his voice growing colder, “What, he dared

like an overflowing dam as she couldn’t stop hersell from

“Where did

shook her head. “Nol He did not hit