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 in

reserved, asued in concern. “Did you lose all

and

to look at Larissa, hoping to get an answer from

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

tastes better than any fancy restaurant Maria shifted

everyone else was obliged to continue showering Ruby

Only Larissa remained silent.

in the conversation, Nancy called out to her, saying, “Lar,

said with a

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

a reasonable excuse. “Kevan gave me

expression turned even

announced that she warted to go home. Rubbing her throbbing head, she said, “I’m

one insisted that

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

could guess the

Covenlord. Larl was just transferred to Bartham, and I’m coming over