Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 402

Startled, Larissa almost dropped the shopping bag she was holding.

“Why are you following us?” she demanded, her eyes wide. Larissa raised her voice intentionally to

mask the guilt she felt with anger.

“Huh?” In response to her question, Dylan expressed an appropriate amount of astonishment.

Aggrieved, he explained himself, I’m not following you. I have a friend who lives in this

apartment complex, and I’m going to his place for dinner.”

Larissa exposed his lie with a straight face “Aren’t you cooking steak for dinner tonight?”

Dylan shrugged and pulled out his hands from his pockets.

Showing her his empty palms, he continued, “Can’t you see that I haven’t bought anything?

There’s nothing to eat at home, so I have to have dinner at my friend’s place.”

Larissa certainly didn’t believe him.

Aster in tow a

in tow and tried to leave. “I just remembered

something

go buy

her ground. “That’s enough. I’m not going to

and I don’t live in this

into Dylan’s eyes, she demanded, “There’s no

are you

you home

off, so she

they arrived at the apartment’s main entrance, she said to Dylan,

back now.”

nodded, but he didn’t go home just yet. “You two should head inside

he

innocently, “Goodbye, Uncle Dylan!”

phone and made a call. Larissa is finally back, and she brought a child

able to buy most of the items on her shopping

for milk

couldn’t make a lavish meal for Aster as planned. She poured milk

she apologized to Aster, “I will bring you out

delicious tomorrow.”

of oatmeal and put it in his mouth, smiling sweetly at Larissa as he

1. so. “This is tasty enough!”

at his adorable response. She leaned forward and planted a kiss on his

cheeks “Mommy loves you very much,” Larissa said affectionately.

chimed in loudly, “I love you too,