Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 422

Chapter 422

In order to take care of Aster, Larissa applied to clear off all the annual leave that she accumulated in one go from the headquarters.

Although chickenpox was not a life–threatening disease, it was quite a grueling experience.

Fortunately, Aster was a child with self–control. When he was awake, he would never scratch the blisters even if they itched terribly.

Larissa’s task was to watch over Aster when he slept and make sure he did not scratch himself

Every night, she sat by Aster’s bed until the sun came up.

She was used to working late and pulling all–nighters, so it wasn’t too hard for her initially.

However, after staying up for consecutive nights, her body couldn’t take the exhaustion any longer.

When she came back from getting groceries, Larissa’s vision went black on the way back from the supermarket. She had to sit on the

ground immediately to avoid losing consciousness.

After a long while, she was still too dizzy to get un

were busy office workers that left for work early and returned home late

so there were hardly any people

a fool of hersell a pair of black men’s

heart pounded loudly

up the scattered groceries and placed them

to get off the ground with her hands as

a cold, familiar voice coming from above her, “Are

Larissa’s eyes became wide and

was as if everything had gone silent at

her

upward from his shoes and trailed up his litted

his waist, her attention was diverted to the hand he stretched

appeared almost translucent, his greenish

skin was a sickly pale that could probably only be seen on someone who hadn’t been out in the sun for

a lump rising within

look at that man’s face, but she also didn’t want to be seen as cowardly

away the tears that welled up in her eyes and straightened up,

her

six years ago, Kevan’s

figure was reduced to skin and bones, his clothes hung on him like a scarecrow, and his cheeks were

it weren’t for his dark eyes that were as sharp as

help but feel

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