Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 423

“How do you know my name? Besides, were we acquainted previously? Who’s my wile? Kevan asked.

Larissa was taken aback at his questions.

She stared intently at Kevan trying to determine whether he had truly lost his memory or was just pretending to be ignorant

There was a hint of confusion and a genuine desire for her answers in his eyes.

Larissa averted her gate and said calmly. “You’re the pressure of Microworks Corporation. I had the privilege of meeting you once and remembered your name. It was just a slip of my tongue previously. There’s nothing personal between us, and I have no idea who your wife is. I heard that you got married that’s why I was concerned that your wife would misunderstand our relationship.”

Wordlessly, Kevan fixed his gaze on her, Larissa couldn’t discem whether he believed her words or not.

Feeling guilty, she didn’t dare linger any longer. “Anyway, don’t follow me anymore!”

With that last waming, she quickened her pace and almost ran home, leaving Kevan in the dust,

was not until she returned home and locked the front door that her racing heart finally calmed down

room. When he saw her in such a flustered state, he asked with concern, “Mommy, what’s

and waved the shopping bag in her hands. “I

with his little legs. He grabbed the shopping bag from her and took out

him have snacks, it was only when he

his snacks, Larissa camed the shopping bag into

out the steak and seasoned it with salt and pepper. Leaving it aside to marinate, she started on other

of preparing lunch, her mind was distracted, and all

in the hospital so she assumed that

to have lost his memory. Larissa wasn’t sure whether an outcome like this was good or bad for Kevan, but for her, it was

to feel awkward if they ever met in the

within her heart she felt weighed

when a sharp pain radiated

down, the sharp blade of the kitchen knife

took a long time for the bleeding to

some medication,

Larissa had a revelation

nothing good

the future, Larissa decided to stay far away from him and avoid