Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 874

It was already past 11:00 pm when Kevan came back home.

As expected, the living room was dark.

Larissa and Wendy were probably sleeping.

He moved as quietly as possible to avoid waking Larissa. He decided to sleep in one of the guest rooms.

Alas, as he walked past the study, a light switched on behind him.

“Where are you going? Larissa came out from the study, still dressed in her loungewear. Her shoulder–length hair was tied up into a ponytail which swayed as she moved.

She was staring at Kevan, puzzled.

Kevan backtracked when he heard her voice. “I thought you had gone to sleep. I was going to sleep in the guest room.”

“I’m still doing some work. Go and wash up in the bedroom. I will turn off the computer and come along later.” Larissa said in a tired voice. rubbing her eyes. She was exhausted from staring at documents all night.

Kevan looked past her shoulders and his gaze landed on the large desk in the study.

Now, it was stacked with documents. Her computer was on displaying rows of numbers from the reports.

leave. Suddenly, Larissa grabbed his

so cold?” She gasped

Kevan had a lower body temperature than normal. His hands always felt cold throughout

as if he had immersed his hands in ice water or exposed his

from her warm

why my hands are freezing. It will be okay once I take

frowned, doubting his

house today. It was not that

there something else?” Kevan asked.

she was going to ask. “Did you smoke?”

of cigarettes on him wasn’t that strong, but her sense of smell was as keen as a dog. If she got

going well?” Larissa

he had only smoked a handful of

first thought was that something was

thing that could bother him to such an extent was

some problems have cropped up back in Calder.” Kevan denied it

him

few seconds. An expression of guilt appeared on her

of me that you had to