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.

He looked at her, his eyes stopping at a specific place before

before she could figure out what was

Larissa froze.

mouth? Did a mosquito bite you? Are there even mosquitoes

ran back to her room. She saw her swollen lips in the dressing table mirror. There was even a spot that bled. A light touch

disgusting thing

when she thought of Aster, she forced herself to smile. When Larissa went out again, Kevan

came here. Aster could build the model of a city with it. Aster had worked on it for many days, but he’d only built less than a tenth

building blocks now had a bit

take it to school to make the other kids jealous of me tomorrow! I’ll make them know

as he smiled at Aster. When he saw Larissa coming over, he signaled to

in the house after all” When he said the other half of his sentence, he stared at

a mask to avoid viruses or to

was now in, Larissa ripped open the mask’s packaging and put on the mask. She did not dare