Sweet Subterfuge

He raised an eyebrow as he waited for her answer.

“I’m not interested” Lanssa replied, refusing to play along with him.

Edmund clicked his tongue in disappointment Propping his arm on the back of the chair, he slunk onto the seat.

“Well my sister-in-law told my brother that she was going out shopping with a friend, but she was spotted meeting Kevan at the Microworks Building. She was there for the whole day. Who knows? Maybe they were together when you were kidnapped, which is why Kevan didn’t come to rescue you.”

Larissa wanted to tell him that it wasn’t merely a possibility but that was the case.

“Cody now suspects that my sister-in-law and Kevan are having an affair, After all, they had something between them in the past, but she married my brother in the end.” Edmund said. His chin was slightly raised, and he could hardly mask the pride in his voice.” shows that my brother had a stronger appeal than even in the past, but not anymore. Now Kevan is wealthier, so women prefer him.”

Larissa didn’t like how Edmund was trying to put Cody on a pedestal by beliling Kevan

Hence, she chimed in “Women prefer Kevan not just because he’s wealthier.”

“Oh? Then tell me, what do you like about him? Edmund rested his chin on his hand, smirking.

the question was simple, Larissa could

like that

said. “Everyone says that I’m the most handsome

way he carries

on a straight

he’s a Taekwondo expert, a wrestler, and a boxer. He can protect me when

in Taekwondo, I can protect you

Edmund would find a way to

trump card. “I like that he doesn’t

couldn’t form a response, Instead, he looked

who likes you? Mutual love is much happler

the man I love

accept that they

only wish is to marry him. It doesn’t matter that he has

her