Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 498

Larissa’s movements of getting up halled abruptly. Bracing hersell against the edge of the bed, she sat down again. “Do you need me to help you massage the spot? Kevan pressed a hand on his pounding heart and said with restraint. “No need.”

Larissa suddenly remembered his weird quirk of not letting others touch him. “Forgive me. I was too forward.” She apologized to him before adding, “Wait a moment-

She retrieved the aromatherapy machine she had bought but never used–it was still in its original packaging–from the closet she used to put her sundries in. After filling it with water, she added a few drops of lavender oil into the machine.

“This will help you relax and sleep.” She introduced the product to Kevan, “Just close your eyes, and you’ll be able to sleep soon.”

The faint smell of lavender filled the air via the mist from the machine.

his headache did not lessen likely due to his tense nerves. Alter some time, he opened his eyes and found Larissa surprisingly asleep against the headboard of the bed. Her eyes were firmly shut, and her chest rose and fell rhythmically while her nose twitched

of waking her. He stared at her for a long time, not even blinking with the help of the night light nearby. He no longer remembered when the last time he was able to stare indiscriminately at her was, and he did not know when

only when Larissa jerked awake that he frantically shut his eyes. Straightening up. Larissa’s fatigue vanished in an instant. The aromatherapy

who insisted she buy the machine. She was worried that Larissa’s sleep quality was bad due to her staying up late frequently for work. After Larissa bought it, she snapped a picture of it and sent it to Wendy as a show of proof, but she never used it at all So much so that she did

it the moment her head leaned against the headboard, her

lying next to her. The rectangular cooling pad was still firmly stuck to his forehead, and it looked somewhat comical Larissa reached out to touch it, and the pad was still cold, which meant that it had not absorbed much heat. She carefully peeled it

the aromatherapy machine with

was still asleep.

leg stuck out from underneath the sheets. Larissa sighed and tucked him in again, but

mumbled, “Mommy” as he wriggled around,

curiously as he looked