At 8.30 pm, Kevan's two uncles bid farewell and left conscientiously. After seeing off the guests, Anthony said to Kevan, "Come with me to the study." There was a forbidding tone to his voice. Violet took Larissa upstairs. She opened a door and said, "This is Kevan's room." The room's decor and style were completely different from Kevan's house in Covenford. The overall color scheme leaned towards warm, inviting colors, matching the style of this house. It was obviously Kevan's parents' handiwork. "He moved out when he went to university. After that, he rarely came back." A hint of sadness appeared on Violet's face. "You also know how much of a clean freak he is. He wouldn't let anyone touch anything in this room. I'm in charge of cleaning his room after he flew the coop." Looking affectionately at Larissa, she continued, "Living with him must be tough, right?"Larissa smiled. "It's not too bad." They didn't live in the same room, so she rarely touched his personal belong

When Larissa was suddenly suspended in the air, she screamed in fright. Without giving her time to react, Kevan threw Larissa onto the bed. Pressing his body against hers, Kevan pinned her to the bed. "Kevan, you ..." Larissa was about to reprimand him when his kiss sealed her lips. Almost suffocated by his devouring kiss, Larissa felt repulsed. Turning her head away to avoid his lips, she tried to shove him away by pushing against his shoulders forcefully, but to no avail. Edged on by Larissa's resistance, Kevan grabbed her wrists and pinned her hands above her head while his other hand held her chin in place as he ravished her lips. Larissa's legs were clamped together, and she couldn't even move an inch. She was as helpless as a turtle on its back. Resigned to her fate, Larissa shed tears of despair.Kevan tasted the warm salty tears that ran down her cheeks by accident. He jolted up in surprise and stared at Larissa in disbelief. "Why are you crying?" he asked in a hoa

Since both Anthony and Kevan were reserved and Larissa was too shy to start any conversation, only Violet spoke during the meal. "Did Kevan tell you that we're going to Uncle Bernard's house later?" she said. "Yes," Larissa replied. "If you're not feeling well, you should rest at home. Kevan will stay back to take care of you. His father and I can go alone," Violet suggested.Being alone with Kevan now seemed like a terrifying idea to Larissa. Although she wasn't fond of going to Bernard's house either, she insisted on going along, "I'm fine, don't worry." Bernard's house was located in a nearby residential area. It took only a little over ten minutes to drive there.The three families were gathered once again.As most of the topics of conversation were exhausted, the ladies decided to play a round of poker to pass the time. "We're missing one person! Will Lari or Ruby join us?" Nancy spoke up. "Lari, why don't you play with them?" Ruby willingly gave up her seat. "I hav

Ruby squeezed out a bitter smile. "Earlier, haven't you blocked my phone number and deleted my social media accounts? Besides, you've been avoiding me." Kevan tightened his grip on her shoulder and said in an apologetic tone, "I'm sorry. I didn't expect things would turn out like this!" "You don't have to blame yourself. It was my own choice, so I should bear the consequences," Ruby said graciously.Kevan continued, "What do you plan to do?" "What else can I do?" Ruby's eyes were filled with sadness. "I have to pretend as if everything is alright and continue living with Cody." "You can file for divorce," Kevan suggested."Divorce?" Ruby laughed mockingly. "Don't you know how powerful the Rogers family is? If I ruin your family's reputation by divorcing Cody, they will find other ways to destroy me!" "I will help you," Kevan promised."After I get divorced, what then?" Ruby asked, "As a divorced woman, who would dare to marry me?"As she spoke, her eyes stared directly at

Three days later, Anthony and Violet had to make a trip to Violet's parents' home. Before leaving early in the morning, Violet knocked on Kevan's bedroom door and reminded him yet again, "Don't forget, today you have to go back to your own home!"It was afternoon when Kevan finally changed his clothes and called Larissa to leave with him. She attempted to negotiate with him. "Why don't you go back to your own home, and I'll continue staying at the hotel? Is that okay with you?" "No, you can't," Kevan refused without hesitation, "You've already been transferred to Bartham, so it doesn't count as a business trip anymore. The hotel won't provide you with free accommodation. If you don't want to stay with me, you can rent a house yourself. However, let me kindly remind you that there aren't any rooms for rent, only whole units at the apartment complexes near the Regal Dynasty Hotel. The rental prices start from ten thousand dollars a month at a minimum. You should consider it carefu