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

Aster in tow and tried to

something

“I’ll go buy the ingredients I

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

live

she demanded, “There’s no need to continue pretending.

you following us?”

home safely,” Dylan

knew she couldn’t shake him off, so she decided to

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

back now.”

go home just

Aster, he said,

innocently, “Goodbye,

Larissa and Aster disappeared behind the door, Dylan took out his phone and made

Dylan’s interference, Larissa wasn’t able to buy

milk

milk into the

oatmeal for dinner,” she apologized to Aster, “I will bring you out to

delicious tomorrow.”

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

1. so. “This is tasty enough!”

She leaned forward and

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

in loudly, “I love