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.

her biological father was truly as unbearable as she had described. Yvette would never

because of her failed manlage. Nonetheless, it did not diminish Larissa’s longing for

father.

told her countless times that her father had died somewhere in the middle of the sea, she still

cruel Seymour family. That hope carried her through

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

Larissa said. “If she had cared more

Is she not good to you?” Gary asked, his

actually imagine it. Since Yvelle hated him deeply, she wouldn’t

hearing Larissa say it in person

reached into his pocket and took out some medication, swallowing a pill without

and she asked anxiously. “Do you need

complexion turning a sickly color

just a few minutes, and his condition gradually returned to normal

haven’t answered my question,” he struggled to say, sweat covering his forehead. “Is

of continuing the conversation with him as his condition worried

that later,” she said. “Let me get the doctor to