Kevan reacted very quickly. Almost at the moment she closed her eyes, his hand came up and blocked off her lips. When Ruby's lips pressed against his cold palm, the rough skin of his palm caused her to open her eyes with panic.She stared at his hand for quite a bit, stunned, before looking up into his deep, dark eyes."... Why?" she asked with frustration."I'm a clean freak." Kevan showed an expression of apology as he explained, "You know that, I can't be overly intimate with someone else."Kevan's crazy clean freakishness was well-known by others. Even with her, he could just barely manage to hold hands and hug.Ruby thought that after so many years, his germaphobia would have gotten better. She certainly did not expect it to remain unchanged."Then you and Larissa …" She really minded this. Even though she knew Kevan had no feelings for Larissa, they were still a legally married couple. Married couples would definitely do those things."Larissa and I never did anything." Ke

Violet and Kevan entered the study. Larissa followed out of concern, but Violet stopped her."Lari, this is between me and Kevan. It has nothing to do with you," Violet said.Larissa stopped timidly and watched as the study door wad slammed shut in her face. She had a feeling that Kevan was really in for it this time. Yet, Kevan himself did not seem to feel the same way. He sat down on the study's sofa with his legs crossed, meeting Violet's enraged gaze openly as he said calmly, "Even if you throw a bigger temper tantrum, I would not change my mind."Violet's anger burned brighter than ever. She grabbed a folder on the study table and threw it at him. The folder fell straight into his arms."I'm not going to talk about the matter of you having a child!"Kevan caught the folder, and he was stunned. He could not think of any other reason that she could be so angry with him, other than the issue regarding child-rearing."Didn't I tell you during the New Year that you should stop be

Larissa looked up at Kevan blankly. "Huh?"Kevan had not even opened his mouth yet when the back of his arm suddenly stung harshly—it was his mother who did that to him."I'm sorry," he said. Larissa was more confused than ever. "Huh?""For last night," Kevan elaborated.His words had no beginning nor an end, so Larissa did not understand."What happened last night?"Violet took in her reaction and genuinely felt sorry for her daughter-in-law. Her love for her grew deeper."Kevan went to help Ruby last night and was photographed by reporters," Violet explained on his behalf.The pained expression on her face surprised Larissa as well as made her nervous."Why would he need to apologize to me for having his pictures taken by reporters?" Larissa could not figure it out."He's not apologizing for that. He's apologizing for going to Ruby's yesterday and spending the night there." Violet glared at Kevan as she spoke. "He's really gone too far this time. Lari, don't be polite. If

Only then did Kevan divert some of his attention to Muffin. Frowning slightly, he raised his foot, which made Muffin fall from his slipper to the floor.He did not lift his foot too high, so Muffin was not hurt. After rolling herself up, she went straight to nibble at his slipper again. Kevan decided to pick her up and place her on his lap before aiming the phone camera at her. He introduced the kitten to Ruby, "This cat is Larissa's."Ruby froze for a moment before she smiled with joy. Her gaze fixed on Muffin, she praised, "This kitten is so cute! I really want to have a Ragdoll kitten like this too! But …" She looked down despondently. "Cody never let me have pets in the house.""If you really like it, I can send this cat over to you tomorrow." Kevan did not even bother discussing it with Larissa before deciding for himself.Shocked, Larissa was about to refuse when she realized she could not interrupt their conversation. So, she could only wave her hand repeatedly at Kevan to s

Larissa never opened the door for Lucas, in the end. She had suffered too much under the hands of the Seymours. Now that Lucas was considered a half Seymour, she naturally could not let down her guard."Then you'd better wait for Kevan to come back I guess." She used this excuse to refuse him. "He's not at home now. There's no point even if you came all this way now."Lucas was going to say something else when Larissa disconnected the call and unplugged the calling device's power. At any rate, no one else but Lucas would use this.Larissa thought that this matter was over, but in less than two hours later, she received a call from Violet.Violet asked her, "Lari, are you home right now?" Her voice was a little odd, it sounded both apologetic and flattering.Larissa guessed that she probably still minded the news about Kevan and Ruby being together."Yeah, I'm home," Larissa replied with a smile, her voice was just as gentle as before. "When are you coming over today?"Violet sta