Sweet Subterfuge

Although Larissa said she would help cut in the kitchen, she had actually led. In fact, she was in the living room, playing on her prone to pass the time.

“Who knows what those two are doing in the kitchen, she thought to herself.

If she barged in without any warning, she might see them doing something unpleasant.

Larissa was afraid that it would ruin her appetite for dinner.

The attemoon passed quickly, and evening fel.

When all the dishes were ready. Ruby went upstairs to call everyone down for dinner.

As she passed by the living room, she was surprised to see Larissa sitting alone on the couch.

“Larissa?” She stopped in her tracks. “Aren’t you playing poker with Aunt Nancy and the others?”

asked Edmund to take my place,” Larissa said, “I’m not good at poker and lost too much money.”

I see.” Ruby didn’t suspect anything.

Everyone took their seats at the dinner table.

Violet’s expression that she was

usually reserved, asued in concern. “Did you lose all your

and glared at

by Violet’s unusual reaction, Kevan turned to look at Larissa,

was completely focused on shoving food into her mouth, seemingly oblivious to what

fancy restaurant Maria shifted the atantion back

the conversation, naturally, everyone else was obliged to

Only Larissa remained silent.

in the conversation, Nancy called out to her, saying, “Lar, what do you think

tasty.” Larissa said

the dishes that Kevan c ocks at home, it didn’t know that Ruby made these dishes, I would have mistakenly thought they

for a moment, but she quickly made up a reasonable excuse. “Kevan gave me some guidance while cooking these

turned even

to go home. Rubbing her throbbing head, she said, “I’m not feeing well. I need to go home and have an

expressed concem, but no one insisted that she should say

in the car, Violet ordered Kevan with a stem expression on her lace. “Take Lari back

the

not going back to Covenlord. Larl was just