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 up

her tired

felt both empathy and

mind and felt even more guilty for not being by

Kevan spoke, several older family members begar to join his

tugging at her hand and insisting on

couldn’t resist their

and

up! it’s

from sleep by someone palling her

opened her eyes, she

and then asked. “Why are you waking

leaving so I came up,” he explained with a wince as he

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

the blanket and sal

ran her hand through her hair casually and asked.

phone to check the time. “It’s 11:59 pm.

like she hadn’t slept for long. “We need to get downstairs

her wrist, holding her back. “Not so

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be sitting together in front of the TV, watching the

replied, turning to look out of the

followed his gaze and suddenly

courtyard lights seemed to have gone off at