Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 518

Larissa had never met her biological father before. By the time she was old enough to remember, Yvette was already with Xavier.

She could only piece together a vague image of her lather’s appearance from Yvelle’s poor descriptions.

“He’s an incompetent piece of trash.” Perhaps he was skinny and meek.

“He was always tongue–tied and clumsy.” Maybe he was a silent and introverted man who always doubled himself,

“He’s a freeloader who couldn’t eam a penny by himself. He depends on women to pay his bills.” He probably dressed in the simplest clothes, maybe even a bit sloopy.

In short, he was net particularly impressive or good–looking.

However, Larissa always had an inkling that Yvette was not telling the truth. Just because they didn’t share a close relationship didn’t mean she didn’t understand her.

as she had described. Yvette would

failed manlage. Nonetheless, it did not diminish Larissa’s longing

father.

that her father had died somewhere in the middle of the sea, she

father would one day rescue her from the cruel Seymour family. That hope carried her through those long, frustrating days, preventing her from completely

she always did her best to be good to Aster, to make up for the lack of fatherly love in his life. At the same time, however, she was well aware that for a child,

had cared more about my feelings,

good to you?” Gary asked, his

deeply, she wouldn’t treat

hearing Larissa say it in person

pocket and took out some

immediately replaced by worry, and she asked anxiously. “Do you need

complexion turning a sickly color

too long, just a few minutes, and his

struggled to say, sweat covering his

of continuing the conversation with him as his condition

me get