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

get some sleep. I wake you up when it’s

her tired

empathy and

her mind and felt even more guilty for not being by

spoke, several older family members begar

and insisting on pulling

resist their collective

everyone, and with

Larissa! Wake up! it’s

roused from sleep by someone palling

eyes, she was met with Lewis’s

and then asked. “Why

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

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

the blanket and sal

her hair casually and asked. “What time is it

time. “It’s 11:59

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

holding her back. “Not

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the TV, watching the celebration, and

Lewis replied, turning to look

gaze and

seemed to have gone off at some