Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 1004

It was a rare occasion to have the entire extended family gathered together like this for the bla family reunion dinner,

In the evening, everyone was in high spirits, having enjoyed a bit of alcohol,

Violet took advantage of the festive atmosphere and insisted that Gary and Lewis stay.

Since Larissa woke up early after a day without proper rest, she was already feeling quite sleepy even though the reunion dinner TV celebration had just begun.

Violet was understanding and told her to go to bed.

Larissa tried to muster her energy to stay uD.

“No, I at least wat until after midnight.”

She wasn’t someone who adhered to rituals or traditions.

In previous years, she wouldn’t have stayed up late specifically to welcome the big family reunion dinner day.

But this year was different.

She had the companionship of her family.

She was no longer a drifting, rootless plant in a foreign land,

Kevan furrowed his brows slightly and gave her a gente cush

some sleep. I wake you

noticed her tired

empathy and a pang of

felt even more guilty for not

spoke, several older family members begar to join

her hand and insisting on pulling her out of the

couldn’t resist

greetings with everyone, and

Wake up! it’s almost

roused from sleep by

her eyes, she was met with Lewis’s

and then asked. “Why are you

up,” he explained with a

the one who started it by hitting me first. Don’t try to

aside the

her hair casually and asked. “What time is

check the time. “It’s 11:59 pm. The countdown is about to

felt like she hadn’t slept for long. “We need to get downstairs quickly, or we’ll

holding her back. “Not

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they would be sitting together in front of the TV,

give it a little more time,” Lewis replied,

his gaze and suddenly noticed something amiss.

courtyard lights seemed to have gone off at