Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 927

Kevan noticed Dylan’s hesitation and decided to take matters into his own hands.

He lifted Aster and placed him firmly in Dylan’s lap.

“Lock the doors and keep him safe,” he instructed with determination before jumping out of the car without further ado.

“Hey-* Dylan tried to intervene but it was too late.

He watched as Kevan strode purposefully toward the commotion,

“Damn it! Dylan muttered in frustration,

Following Kevan’s instructions, he locked the car doors but remained uneasy.

“Uncle Dylan, where did Daddy go?” Aster asked with a worried expression.

Dylan shifted his gaze away from Kevan, mustering a forced smile.

“Well… he is not feeling well and needs to use the neighbor’s restroom.”

Hr concocted a poor excuse.

Aster responded with a simple “On” and lowered his head, obediently nestling in Dylan’s arms.

It was unclear whether he believed the excuse or not.

The sound of the knife striking the gate abruptly stopped.

“You’ve finally decided to show your face! You freeloading ingrate! Give me back my Edmund!”

trembled upon hearing the shout.

the source of the

couldn’t make out any

Aster’s ears with both hands, assuring him. “It’ll be

seemed to

until the shrill sound of

increasingly restless.

But he restrained himself, he had his own mission

Kevan’s silhouette reappeared in

quickly lowered the car window and asked,

calmly,

walling sirens gradually faded into

the car back to

nowhere to be seenc presumably, the police had taken her

voice

“It’s me, Kevan.”

massive iron gale slowly

Dylan, “Go park the car, I head in first.”

“What about Aster?”

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a lavishly dressed but disheveled woman standing at the courtyard gale.

was holding a gleaming

could be none other than Maria

the gale!” Maria pounded on the heavy iron

shouted, “Give me

such a situation, cowered in Kevan’s arms.

she?” he asked in

whispered, “She’s someone who isn’t well.”

Aster’s eyes with his hand and offered comfort, “You don’t need to

retrieved his phone and asked Kevan. “Should