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,

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

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

Larissa gave him a reassuring smile and waved the shopping bag in her hands. “I bought steak and

his little legs. He grabbed the shopping bag from her and took out the snacks that belonged to

rarely let him have snacks, it was only when he fell ill that Larissa

took his snacks, Larissa camed the shopping bag into the kitchen to prepare lunch.

out the steak and seasoned it with salt and pepper. Leaving it aside to

was distracted, and all she could think of

he was still lying comatose in the hospital so she assumed that he would remain that way for the rest

seemed to have lost his memory. Larissa wasn’t sure

to feel awkward if they ever met in the

heart she felt weighed down by an inexplicable sense of sadness.

eyes, she suddenly winced when a

blade of the kitchen knife had cut

long time for the

some medication, and bandaged

a series of complications, Larissa had a revelation that Kevan was born

nothing good ever happened

decided to stay far away from him and avoid meeting him