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.

followed behind Aster. He looked at her, his eyes stopping at a specific place

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

Larissa froze.

trip on your mouth? Did a mosquito bite you? Are there even mosquitoes in

to her room. She saw her swollen lips in the dressing table mirror. There was even a spot that bled. A light touch made it hurt. She did not have to think too deeply to figure out who was responsible

this disgusting thing to her while

she forced herself to smile. When Larissa

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 of

blocks now had a

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

his lips together as he smiled at Aster. When he saw Larissa coming over, he signaled to her with his chin to get the

said. “There’s a kid in the house after all” When he said the other half of his sentence, he stared at her

not sure if he wanted her to wear a mask to avoid viruses or to cover

thought of the state she was now in, Larissa ripped open the mask’s packaging and put on the mask. She did