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

to leave. “I just remembered

something

Dylan grinned. “I’ll go buy the ingredients I

her ground. “That’s

don’t live in this apartment

no need to continue pretending. Tell me

are you

have to escort you home safely,”

off, so she

they arrived at the apartment’s main entrance, she said to Dylan, “Thank you. You can go

back now.”

go home just yet. “You two should head inside first.”

he

“Goodbye, Uncle

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

wasn’t able to buy most of the items on her

for milk and

planned. She poured milk into

to Aster, “I will bring

delicious tomorrow.”

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

1. so. “This is tasty enough!”

She leaned forward and planted a kiss

cheeks “Mommy loves you very much,” Larissa said

chimed in loudly, “I love you too, Mommy!”