Sweet Subterfuge

Kevan was momentarily dazed. Even if he had thought of staying behind, he did not expect Larissa to agree to this notior so easily. After recollecting himself, he did his best to fight against the smile forming on his face before surveying the ward brielly, musing in an

awkwardly low voice. “There’s only one bedside chair. Mrs. Grillin…”

“Just get the nurses to add another,” Larissa said as she reached out for the call bution at the head of the bed.

“Adding another chair” was not the result that Kevan wanted. I there was someone around-even if they were only staying in the same room he could not sleep. But at least he could accompany her.

It was easy for another chair to be added to the ward, especially VIP wards. The nurse brought in another chair along with a couple of other nurses, and Mrs. Grillin saw them blocking the door when she came back from her stroll,

Hurrying over. Mrs. Griffin asked at a one and a hall feet distance from them, “What are you doing?”

A nurse glanced back at her. “Adding a chair.”

into the ward to see Kevan, and she figured it out

bring it in!

nurse. “Just leave it at the

was a hit confused.

the chair back out. “This ward

did not really mind-it did not matter to them where the chair was placed. Larissa anxiously stretched her neck to look shouting

would drop to single digits. Although the hospital had a centralized heating system running through the whole place. the corridors were rather sp acious and empty, so it was not

blanket tighter around myself!” She swifty traded the things on the chair from one to the other. “These are new.” She deliberately emphasized to Kewan. “You

faintly and thanked her sincerely. “Sorry to

with her and went to the laundry room, Larissa and Kevan were the

left in the ward