Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 827

She found her phone on the bedside table.

It was already 11:00 am.

Kevan was nowhere to be found.

Larissa turned on the lights. She noticed a set of clean clothes placed beside her pillow,

Kevan had prepared that for her in advance.

A warm feeling filled her heart. Still, the warmth vanished as she felt a soreness spreading throughout her body.

In her mind. Larissa cursed. “That assholer

She struggled to put on the clothes. Alas, the crew–neck sweatshirt was unable to hide the hickeys Kevan planted on her neck.

Cursing again, she put on a thick layer of concealer to cover the red marks on her skin.

When Larissa emerged, Aster was eating alone in the dining room.

Kevan and Wendy were nowhere to be seen.

She asked in a hoarse voice, “Where are your dad and your godmother?”

Godma is. I haven’t seen her since I woke up.” Aster replied. He asked with concern, “Mommy, are you

with an excuse. Im not sick just a

and innocent, so it was easy to deceive him.

should go and freshen up! I pour you a glass of water so you can drink it

got down from the chair and ran to the kitchen.

a glass of lukewarm water on the dining

“Thank you. Aster.”

planted a

me?” Kevan’s voice rang out

turned around to glare at him and

to her and embraced her. He pointed to his cheek. “My

seamless. It was as if he had done this countless times

was the complete

to marry Kevan once again. Still, Larissa was

to her, but she never once

Larissa pushed him away and said in a low tone, “Stop messing around!”

and chuckled. “I’m not messing around. Since you won’t kiss me. I’ll kiss you instead. It’s no different.” He pecked her on the cheek and pulled

glared at him in annoyance.

glanced at Aster to see his reaction, but he seemed calmer than Larissa expected. He

narrowed her eyes. This wasn’t

1/2

known Larissa for many years. he had

much of her

to have spare time for acthit