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

noticed her

both empathy and a

and felt even more guilty for

older family

Aster joined in, tugging at her hand and

couldn’t resist their collective

greetings with everyone, and with a yawn,

Larissa! Wake up!

roused from sleep by someone palling

her eyes, she

his hand away to exact her revenge and then asked. “Why are you

keeping him from leaving so I came up,” he

who started it by hitting

aside the

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

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

slept for long. “We need to get downstairs quickly, or we’ll miss

her wrist, holding her back.

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the TV, watching

time,” Lewis replied, turning to

gaze and suddenly noticed

to have gone off at