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Sweet Subterfuge Chapter 317
"It's already late. Even if you want to return the kitten, you have to wait till tomorrow, right? Then …" Her hand started to itch again. "Can I play with her tonight?"Her voice was too overly cautious, and the eagerness in her eyes was so obvious—Kevan placed the kitten into her lap."Just for tonight," He said, "If it dirties the house later, I will throw it out immediately.""She won't!" Larissa fiercely protected the kitten and promised Kevan on behalf of it.Kevan snorted with disdain. He stood up, stuck his hands in his pockets, and asked, "Have you had your dinner?""Yes." Larissa happily stroked the kitten and responded to him distractedly, "Mom brought over extra dishes at noon. I heated them up in the microwave and ate them.""What about me?"Kevan's sudden question caught Larissa off guard."What about you?" She was a little blank."What am I supposed to eat?" His eyes narrowed some, and his voice screamed danger.Only then did Larissa recall that he did not see
Sweet Subterfuge Chapter 318
Having left Larissa's lap, the kitten became increasingly uncertain. This environment was completely unfamiliar to it, and its deep blue eyes were filled with fear. It meowed a few times, looking around for that familiar figure before it curled back into its spot in the corner of the sofa due to not being able to find Larissa.It looked rather pitiful with the way it trembled. In a trance, Kevan seemed to see Larissa as she was that night in the emergency hall, waiting. So, he involuntarily went over and picked up the kitten, placing it in his own lap. Its tiny body gave off heat, so it seemed to resemble an eco-friendly hand warmer on this cold winter day.Kevan mimicked Larissa's movements, stroking its little head, before slowly moving to the soft fur on its back—doing it again and again. He had to admit, stroking a cat like this was quite effective in promoting concentration and calming the mind. At least, in these few minutes, he felt good—especially when the little thing starte
Sweet Subterfuge Chapter 319
She opened the refrigerator to take out some eggs, and looked inside for a while before suddenly asking Larissa, "Did you finish eating the cake you made yesterday?""No?" Larissa wheeled herself over in her wheelchair. "I only ate a small slice and put the rest in the refrigerator. Kevan did not have dinner when he came back last night, so he probably ate some.""Then where's the rest?" Violet opened the refrigerator further so that Larissa could see for herself. Pretty much everything remained the same as when she went to put the cake inside, except for the cake itself. They even searched every single trash can in the house, but they did not see any cake "remains".This "mystery" was only solved after Kevan got home."Cake? I ate it," he said casually."All of it?!" Larissa was shocked."Yup." Kevan nodded before asking her in return, "Is there a problem?""No …" It was just that … "Didn't you feel sick after having eaten so much?" Even for someone like her who had a sweet
Sweet Subterfuge Chapter 320
Violet never said that Kevan had to go, so Larissa was rather calm about it. Since he was not willing to, she found no need to force him."I'll be baking cakes for the little ones on Saturday, I probably won't have time to make anything else. Remember to eat more for dinner." Recalling his recent meal "additions", Larissa made sure to remind him.Kevan's expression was dark, looking for all as if a storm was coming."You have time to bake for a bunch of irrelevant people, but you don't have time to do it for me?"To Larissa, he was just being unreasonably troublesome."The kid's just turning one month old, Mom and I are just giving a cake as a token …""I'll buy a cake and deliver it over, the ones you bake belong to me!" Kevan ordered aggressively.Larissa did not want to bother with him. However, Kevan now had a grip on something vital of hers. "If you still want to be able to see your cat after you come home …""Okay, okay, okay, man. Jeez! I'll bake you one!" Larissa quic
Sweet Subterfuge Chapter 321
"Well, he's the uncle, so even if he's not here, of course, he would send a gift as a token of his presence." Violet's words were humble, but her smile was filled with pride.After Mia, many others sought Violet out to chat. Although it was supposedly "chatting", they were actually just trying to kiss up to her. Larissa was quite shocked as she was hearing more compliments than she ever had in the past twenty years within ten minutes.A middle-aged couple walked over together."Mrs. Rogers.""Mr. and Mrs. Hermes!"They greeted each other.Violet introduced them to Larissa, "This is the president of Torqua Corporation, Mr. Xander Hermes. This is his wife."Larissa knew Torqua Corporation. If she recalled correctly …She glanced at Lucas, who was not far off. These two before her must be his parents.Lucas happened to look over to where they were too. When he locked eyes with Larissa, he immediately let out a polite smile, which Larissa also gave in return.Lana, who was next t
Sweet Subterfuge Chapter 322
"Honestly, Larissa, you …" Lana pouted, her eyes showing a hint of reproach as well as exasperation.Larissa was just wondering how to get out of this "deep sisterly affection" act when her wheelchair automatically rolled back a foot's distance—No, it was Violet who pulled back the wheelchair for a foot's distance.Having no warning, Lana, who had been leaning against the wheelchair, nearly pitched over sideways. Thankfully, Lucas quickly caught her before she could hit the floor."My apologies, Mr. and Mrs. Hermes." Violet smiled with charm. "Lari and I are going to go see the child. We'll talk later!"Lucas' parents quickly said, "Of course, of course! We'll talk later!" Once Violet had left with Larissa, Xander turned to glare coldly at Lucas.Knowing he was in the wrong, Lucas looked down with guilt, his hand tightly gripping Lana's. He said in a low voice, "Let's go, Nana."Lana glared at Larissa's silhouette with resentment, nearly crushing her own teeth from all the gnashi
Sweet Subterfuge Chapter 323
Chris' mother—Rebecca Hermes looked up and exclaimed with delight, "Aunt Violet!" and Violet nodded, reaching out to her. "Here, let me hold him." She gazed at the baby in Rebecca's arms with warmth in her eyes, and Rebecca handed the child over, murmuring, "Chris, your grandaunt is going to hold you …"Chris was very well-behaved; he did not cry even after leaving his mother's embrace.Violet held him, rocking him gently while cooing at him at the same time. "Chris! Do you know who I am? Do you know I'm your grandaunt? Look at you! So well-behaved! You're not crying at all!"Larissa watched quietly at one side, thinking to herself, "Thank goodness Kevan did not come today." Otherwise, they would definitely be urged to have children as soon as possible.That thought had just entered her mind when Rebecca asked, "Larissa, when are you and Kevan going to have children?"Violet paused momentarily in her baby entertainment but said nothing. She just watched Larissa carefully from her
Sweet Subterfuge Chapter 324
This was the first time Christopher had cried after leaving the house today. It was also said that this was the only time he had ever wailed with such sadness, apart from the time he emerged from his mother's womb.Hearing his loud cries, all the cheerfully chatting adults panicked, especially his grandmother, who frantically came over and asked, "What's wrong with my darling grandson? Did he poop or is he hungry?"Rebecca held back her laughter and said,"Neither!" She pretended to glare at the baby. "He just doesn't want me to hold him.""What?" Mia was stunned. "What happened?"Rebecca smiled at Larissa. "Larissa held him for some time, so I guess there's some emotional connection there. Speaking of which, Chris has never been so attached to me! I'm kinda jealous, just thinking about it!"Larissa was a little embarrassed by her words. Seeing as the child was still wailing, she quickly took him from Rebecca's arms. The amazing thing was, the moment Chris was in her arms, he st