Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 916

Larissa brought Freddy into the car. The lights in the car were t, perfectly highlighting the disheveled state the little boy was in.

Larissa cleaned the dirt on Freddy’s face with wet wipes and ran her fingers through his messy hair to make it neat and tidy.

“Did you get into a fight with your dad?” she asked gently.

Freddy still wasn’t responding to her.

Recalling what Allen said over the phone–that Freddy seemed to have signs of depression.

Larissa felt her heart tighten. “Freddy, talk to me, please? You can tell me whatever you want.” She was starting to sound anxious.

looked at her, his gaze was blank

car and cast a glance at the two people sitting in the backseat. “His dad

frantically tried to open the locked car door. When he realized he couldn’t open. it, he fiercely knocked his arm against the window, trying to use

in an instant to

I want to leave!

aimlessly shoved his legs in the air, staining the clean seats and doors in

he had executed his full strength at the moment for

immediately went to the backseat and helped Larissa keep Freddy

so sharp that it almost pierced both Larissa’s and Lewis‘

hour. Otherwise, such a chaotic scene

won’t hurt you.” Larissa comforted, gently

wasn’t working on the

If Lewis hadn’t pried open his mouth in time, he probably would have bitten a piece of

stop tears from coursing down her cheeks. The bite marks on the back of her

slowly oozing out of