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

felt both empathy and a pang of

and felt even more guilty for not being by her side in the

several older family members begar to join

and insisting on pulling her

resist their

and with a yawn,

up!

roused from sleep by someone

eyes, she was met with Lewis’s

exact her revenge and then asked.

keeping him from leaving so I came up,” he

hitting me first. Don’t try

pushed aside the blanket

her hand through her hair casually and asked. “What time

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

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

holding

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front of the TV, watching the celebration, and welcoming the big family reunion dinner with her

time,” Lewis replied, turning

followed his gaze and

at some