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Sweet Subterfuge Chapter 212
"Why ... Why are you here?" Larissa asked when she finally snapped out of her daze."Your phone was switched off, and I couldn't reach you, so I was worried. I heard from your manager that you followed your stepfather back to Bartham, so I came to check on you," Kevan explained.Larissa didn't think that was the real reason he came. However, regardless of what it was, she was relieved that he was there.Lana hurriedly ran upstairs. When she reached upstairs, she held her knees to support herself, gasping for air."Mr. Rogers, you should leave now! If my parents come out, both you and my sister will be in trouble!" she persuaded anxiously.But Kevan didn't seem to care."Actually, I came to look for your parents," he said.That surprised both Larissa and Lana."Why are you looking for them?" Larissa curiously asked."Of course, it's because—" Kevan stopped mid-sentence, revealing a mysterious smile. "Well, you'll find out soon enough." He turned to Lana to ask, "Where are you
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In his thirty years of life, no one had ever dared to disregard Dorian as Kevan just did. Infuriated, his facial muscles began twitching as he gritted his teeth.Struggling to stand upright, he rushed toward Kevan. Due to his enormous weight, the floor trembled violently with each step he took.Kevan stood unmoving, simply using his hand to push Larissa aside. "Stay back," he instructed her.Larissa, still remembering Kevan's remarkable performance at the Quinn Bar, wasn't worried about him. To avoid standing in the way, she obediently stepped back, hiding behind Reuben.Dorian swung his short, thick arm at Kevan's face, but Kevan blocked it inches away from his face by grabbing his wrist. Kevan's painful grip on his arm caused him to cry out in agony, and his imposing demeanor instantly disappeared.Dorian's face contorted in pain. His menacing expression was quite a sight to behold. The commotion caused by the two of them attracted the attention of the people in the study, w
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"I am her fiancé," he announced loudly, as if afraid that they would not hear it.Everyone present was stunned, except for Lana, who clenched her fists in resentment."What's going on?" Jay angrily asked Xavier and Yvette, who were standing at the back. "Didn't you say that Larissa was single? Where did her fiancé come from?"Xavier was also completely unaware of this matter. He silently turned his gaze to Yvette, waiting for her to explain.Yvette was on the verge of bursting out in anger. She was well aware of Kevan's existence because she had set up the whole plan with Lana. The main purpose was to separate Larissa and Kevan before they could get married.She and Lana had made thorough preparations. Even if their plan was exposed by Larissa, they would still force her to marry Reuben. However, their meticulous plans did not consider the possibility of Kevan personally showing up at their place. "There may have been some misunderstanding in between," Yvette said, forcing herse
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"Tried to seduce?" Kevan repeated with a sneer. "Does my fiancée need to seduce anyone?""It's true!" Seeing that he didn't believe her, she dragged Reuben the "witness" into the mess with her. "Reuben, tell Mr. Rogers what exactly happened in your room earlier!"Although Reuben had never met Kevan, he could tell from his attire and demeanor that he was not an ordinary person. So, when Lana asked him to testify, he hesitated. He had not wanted to be involved in something so vulgar in the first place, and it disgusted him.Under Kevan's stern gaze, he felt increasingly guilty. Thus, he chose to remain silent.When he was quiet for a long time, Lana stomped her foot in frustration and turned to Yvette for help. Yvette, of course, stood on Lana's side."Larissa did try to seduce Reuben," she said, sounding sad and ashamed. Larissa had matured after the countless times Yvette had hurt her. Instead of feeling angry or sad, she admired her performance, thinking that Yvette's past care
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Regardless of whom she married, it would be a union between the Coles and Seymours. Nonetheless, why did Dorian keep calling her "wife" as if he was certain that she would eventually marry him? Just moments ago in the study, Jay talked to her about her marriage with Reuben. Jay turned to glare fiercely at Dorian, sternly reprimanding him, "Shut up!" Then he replied to Kevan, "Of course, she will marry Reuben. Don't parents have the most say in marriage? Mr. and Mrs. Seymour and myself have already agreed to Larissa and Reuben's marriage. Larissa herself also has intentions—""No, no, no, Mr. Cole," Larissa interrupted him. "That was before. The situation has changed now."She put her head on Kevan's shoulder and smiled sweetly. "Kevan here is willing to give a dowry of ten million dollars! And it will be deposited directly into my account. Compared to your installment plan of five million dollars ..." She bit her lip, keeping the insult that followed to herself.Jay's face
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In the end, Jay didn't offer a higher bid. Ignoring Xavier and Yvette's attempts to get him to stay, he angrily led his whole family out of their house. Before going downstairs, Dorian couldn't help but look back at Larissa, reluctant to part with her.Once outside the Seymours' place, he started to complain, "It's just twenty million dollars! Last month, you paid Laura Newman thirty million dollars for that movie!""I gave Laura thirty million dollars because she can earn me several billion dollars in return. Can Larissa do that?" Jay retorted with a snort. "Anyway, forget about this marriage! Tomorrow, I'll find you a better match.""But I've set my sights on Larissa!" Dorian persisted. "I won't marry anyone else but her!""Then fork out twenty million dollars yourself for her. I won't waste a penny on her," Jay said resolutely. "Either marry someone else or never marry in your lifetime. You choose.""Dad!" Dorian took a few steps forward and grabbed his hand, but he shook it of
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When they reached the bottom of the stairs, a loud thud came from upstairs as if something heavy had fallen to the ground."Mom!" Lana cried in desperation. "Larissa, come back quickly! Mom fainted!""If she fainted, call an ambulance. What use am I?" Larissa did not fall for their trap again.From the first floor, Xavier ordered his staff, "Stop her!"Mrs. Harris, who was closest, rushed forward, but Kevan grabbed her arm and flung her aside, causing her to hit the wall and let out a loud groan. The subsequent people who followed experienced the same outcome, to the point that the other servants were too scared to approach and kept their distance.Larissa, with Kevan's help, left the Seymours with no obstacles.Kevan's car was parked outside the courtyard, a black Maybach with a Bartham license plate and the number 8888.Larissa thought to herself about how wealthy and mighty Kevan was. "Do you have your ID with you?" Kevan asked her.Larissa took out her ID from the pocket
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The plane touched down in Covenford, and Larissa felt a renewed sense of vitality as she took a deep breath. It felt as if all her troubles had been left behind. When Dylan arrived to pick her and Kevan up, the first thing he asked was, "Are you okay?"She nodded in response and said, "I'm fine."Dylan seemed relieved upon hearing that. "That's good. I tried calling you for two consecutive days but couldn't reach you. I also couldn't find you at your own home. I was worried something had happened to you. Fortunately, Kevan contacted Mr. Compton at your hotel and discovered that you had returned to Bartham with your stepfather. Your phone has been switched off the whole time, and we were concerned that you were being harassed by the Seymour family. Unfortunately, I had a meeting today, so I couldn't accompany Kevan. Sorry for that."Larissa waved her hand repeatedly. "There's no need to apologize." They were just regular friends, and she was grateful enough that he had shown concern fo