Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 783

Larissa sneakily went to the door. She pressed herself against the door to listen to what was happening outside.

The living room seemed to be empty.

Larissa rejoiced. She planned to get her laptop and documents back in secret without Kevan noticing.

Alas, the moment she opened the room door, she heard the sound of the next door opening too.

“Mommy!” Aster shouted, “You’re awake!”

Larissa’s heart skipped a beat. Her expression showed some annoyance at the untimeliness of her son’s appearance.

specific place before they quickly moved away. His expression became

confused as she touched her face. Still before she could figure out what was wrong. Aster shouted out

Larissa froze.

your mouth? Did a mosquito bite you?

her swollen lips in the dressing table mirror. There was even a spot that bled. A light touch made it hurt.

disgusting thing to her while she

Larissa’s face become hideous. But when she thought of Aster, she forced herself to smile. When Larissa went out again, Kevan was playing with building blocks with Aster on the living room floor.

were from Gary, who bought them the last time he came here. Aster could build the model of a city with it. Aster had worked on it for

a bit of the city’s shape.

can take it to school to make the other kids jealous of me tomorrow! I’ll make them know how amazing my daddy is!”

together as he smiled at Aster. When he saw Larissa coming over, he signaled to her with his chin to get the one- time–use mask on the

When he said the other half of his sentence, he

mask to avoid viruses or to cover up the results of his disgusting

now in, Larissa ripped open the mask’s packaging and put on the mask. She did not dare to get too close to the other two and sat on the