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Sweet Subterfuge Chapter 162
Like a deer caught in headlights, Lana stared at him silently, eyes wide. The tears in her eyes failed to fall. When the elevator reached the 19th floor, Kevan led Larissa out of it, not sparing a glance at Lana."Thank you," Larissa said.His words conveyed her true feelings. However, she could never bring herself to say them. The experiences she had as a child made her understand that nobody was obligated to treat her well, not even family or friends. Hence, she never could condemn or throw a tantrum like Lana had just done. Although the thought did cross her mind from time to time, all she could do was feel sad about it."Even your sister is willing to cook a meal to thank me, but all you can do is say thank you?" Kevan had already let go of her. At the moment, he was leaning against her apartment door as he looked at her, eyebrows raised in displeasure."Well … should I cook a meal for you?"Kevan scoffed. "A meal won't be enough.""Huh?""From now on, I'll drive you to th
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Larissa had previously suspected that Kevan was behind what had happened to Karin, but she'd never had the chance to confirm it. Now that he openly admitted it, she couldn't help feeling anxious for Lana.She didn't like Lana and didn't want anything to do with her, but she couldn't let Lana get into trouble in Covenford. Otherwise, Yvette would cause Larissa some trouble."I'll do as you say," Larissa said."Good." Satisfied, Kevan let go of her. Standing upright, he resumed an indifferent, aloof expression.Turning his back to Larissa, he returned to the elevator. "Wait for me downstairs at 8 am tomorrow."Larissa's work began at 9 am, and she usually left at 8:30 am, which gave her enough time to reach the hotel, clock in, and have breakfast. To accommodate Kevan's schedule, she had to wake up half an hour earlier.However, when she arrived downstairs, she didn't see Kevan. Instead, she saw Lana.Last night, she'd sent Larissa a long string of voice messages apologizing aft
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Larissa's actions surprised everyone. Being the first to recover, Kevan smirked. "Alright."He opened the door to the passenger seat for her, shielding her head with his hand until she was safely seated inside. Lana trailed behind them. After checking his expression, she asked timidly, "Can you drop me off along the way Mr. Rogers?""Didn't Lucas offer to drive you?" Kevan retorted.Embarrassed, Lana's expression fell. "I told him not to bother me anymore," she said, forcing herself to smile. "Even if he comes, I won't pay any attention to him."Kevan didn't comment on that. "We're going in different directions," he said, changing the subject without warning."Huh?" It left Lana confused, and Kevan took advantage of that time to get into the car. The Maserati pulled away, leaving an angry Lana behind, gritting her teeth as she fumed. Just then, Dylan's car pulled up beside her, tooting his horn twice. "Lana, do you need a ride to the subway station?" Putting on an act,
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Kevan's eyebrows furrowed."Don't call me ‘Mr. Rogers’ from now on," he said.Larissa stopped in her tracks."What should I call you then?""Well, you called me something else this morning, didn't you? I think it sounds pretty great"Larissa wondered what she had called him that morning when it struck her that she had called him by his first name—Kevan. However, she had merely been putting on an act before Lana. There was no way she could bring herself to call him that when they were alone. It sounded too intimate.Ignoring his request, Larissa proceeded to place his lunch on the table. Just as she was about to send a text to Dylan to invite him over for lunch, he pushed the door open and walked in, as if he had read her mind.As he was looking elsewhere, he didn't notice Larissa."Hey, why is everyone talking about you and Lana having an affair?" he asked Kevan.Larissa was about to greet him, but his words immediately made her stop. Kevan, on the other hand, glowered. Instin
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"Are you saying that the rumors going on about me and Lana in the company were from you?" Kevan narrowed his eyes, glaring at her.Her head began to pound, and she began to shiver. She was even tempted to backtrack and deny everything. Fortunately, she managed to gather her marbles. Meeting his gaze, she nodded and said, "That's right."She would rather shoulder the blame than let Kevan trace the source of the rumors to Maggie—as that would implicate Zero and Raina. Given her relationship with Kevan—or whatever was going on between them—he might punish her out of anger, but he would likely not destroy her completely.Kevan smiled widely, but his gaze was as cold as ice."Lovely," he said through gritted teeth. Larissa shuddered to hear that. After that, Kevan fell silent. Picking up his utensils, he silently finished his meal.Despite Dylan's numerous attempts to ease the tension, Kevan remained unresponsive while Larissa seemed very distracted. Hence, he eventually gave up on c
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"Mr. Rogers, I don't think this is within my responsibilities," Larissa said.She was only pretending to be his girlfriend, and it didn't mean they had to do things that real couples did.Kevan put his hands in his pockets, smirking. "Well, this is the price you pay for spreading rumors recklessly. And there will be more to come. Until the rumors about me and Lana completely disappear, be prepared for the consequences."Upon hearing this, Larissa deeply regretted her decision. If she had known it would lead to that, she wouldn't have taken the blame.Kevan waved her away. "That's it for now. See you tonight." He turned around, walking away nonchalantly. At that moment, the elevator descended, departing from the 69th floor.Utterly frustrated, Larissa pounded the elevator button twice.From a distance, Kevan called, "If you hit it till it breaks, you'll have to pay for it."Larissa immediately hid her hands behind her back, feeling guilty. She hurriedly denied, "I'm not doing
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Larissa managed to hurry back to the hotel before the start of her afternoon shift. However, as soon as she entered the lobby, Livie frantically gestured at her, mouthing the words, "Take the back door!"Many of the employees in the lobby were aware of Larissa's previous attempts to avoid Janine by using the back door. Given Livie's actions, Larissa assumed that Janine had come again.It was plausible. The lawyer's letter sent by Dylan Shields had arrived at the Hardy family the morning before, and Janine was the one who received it. It was about time that Janine came to her.Larissa tightened her grip on her bag and turned to leave, but it was too late. Footsteps followed closely behind her, but they were agile and light, not sounding like the steps of an elderly woman."Stop!"A figure swiftly darted before her, blocking her way with its arms. Larissa was forced to halt and, upon a closer look, she was surprised to see that it was Andrew Hardy, which wasn't too far from her init
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"First of all, I didn't cause your brother's death," she emphatically denied, making it clear. "If I remember correctly, you told the police that your brother committed suicide because he would be paralyzed for life and didn't want to burden the family."Andrew wanted to argue otherwise. "That's because … " Alas, halfway through his sentence, he shut his mouth."That's because your family accepted one million dollars as hush money from my mother," Larissa completed his sentence, "Does your brother know that he was only worth a million dollars to you?"Seeing her point out the truth, Andrew stopped holding himself back."If it's not your fault, why would your mother compensate my family with a million dollars?" he asked, his confidence restored.Larissa wished she could record this scene and show it to her cunning mother. It was because of her foolish move that her daughter was now in such an embarrassing situation, but she knew she wouldn't care. As long as the Hardys didn't mak