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

I wake

noticed her tired

empathy and

on her mind and felt even more guilty for not being by her

several older family

joined in, tugging at her hand and insisting on pulling

resist their

with everyone, and with

up!

was roused from sleep by

opened her eyes, she was met with Lewis’s mischievous

away to exact her revenge and then asked. “Why are you waking me up?

up,” he

it by hitting me first. Don’t try

pushed aside the blanket and

casually and

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

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

her wrist, holding her back. “Not

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the TV, watching the celebration, and welcoming

give it a little more time,” Lewis replied,

gaze and suddenly

lights seemed to have gone off at some point,