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.

left the desk was empty. Now, it was stacked with documents. Her computer was on

smiled and turned to leave. Suddenly, Larissa grabbed his hand.

your hands so cold?” She gasped at the coldness of Kevan’s hands.

knew that Kevan had a lower body temperature than normal. His hands always felt cold throughout the year. However, his hands were

It felt as if he had immersed his hands in ice water or exposed his bare hands to cold

from her warm

outside. That’s why my hands are freezing. It will be okay once I

doubting his

left the house today. It was

there something

remembered what she was going to ask. “Did you

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

not going well?”

she could remember, he had only

that something was bothering him.

could bother him to such an extent was

that some problems have cropped up back in Calder.” Kevan denied it and came up with an excuse so that

him

for a few seconds. An expression of guilt appeared on her

had to be in