Sweet Subterfuge

Since Gary still had a meeting, he left with Lewis. He was unhappy after getting lectured by Larissa. Kevan stayed behind to keep Larissa company.

To cheer her up, he brought her downstairs in a wheelchair to bask in the sun,

The small park at the hospital was one of the few peaceful places in Westonia. There weren’t many tall buildings around to block out the sun. So, the warm sunrays shone down on the people in the park. It bathed them in a dazzling golden glow.

Before they went out, Kevan wrapped Larissa in a thick down coat and covered her legs with a thick blanket Still Larissa bund herself feeling hot after a couple of minutes. She unzipped the coat.

Kevan frowned in disapproval. He went around the wheelchair. He knell in front of her, zipping the coat back up to her chin.

His fingers were long and slender. In contrast to the red coat, his skin looked even paler than usual. It made the bluish veins underneath more apparent.

Larissa couldn’t help but stare at Kevan. She was completely entranced. She sighed at how unfair lite seemed to be. It had given Kevan the best of everything. Alas, no one would want to be in his shoes either.

windy,” Kevan said in a low voice

that your body is still weak, and your immunity would

suddenly understood why Aster liked Kevan so

locused on Kevan. Hall of her face was hidden by the collar of the coat. Only her clear and bright eyes were visible. Although Larissa did not mean to do that, Kevan couldn’t help but feel burned on by her innocent

up and

like yours.” His voice was hoarse as

notice anything unusual about Kevan. She

from the workplace for so long. Now, there was soft femininity and gentleness in her

to the dryness in his

“You should have seen my childhood photos! Aster is practically a carbon copy of me when

most grateful for. Aster seemed to not have inherited any

her. He had indeed seen her childhood photos. In fact, he had seen quite a