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.

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

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 he could do so again. The only thing he could

was only when Larissa jerked awake that he frantically shut his eyes. Straightening up. Larissa’s fatigue vanished in an instant. The aromatherapy machine was still working, white mist continuing to spray from the

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

almost as it the moment her head leaned against the headboard, her eyes

was 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

went to fill up the aromatherapy

was still asleep.

was lying on his belly, an arm and a leg stuck out from underneath the sheets. Larissa sighed and tucked

as he wriggled around, rolling

he asked curiously as he looked