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Sweet Subterfuge Chapter 333
Violet quietly let out a sigh of relief."Never mind then, I plan to teach you how to make mango millefeuille today."Larissa's attention was drawn away by her quickly. "Sure!"They kept working until the evening. Lunch was a chiffon cake that they baked.In the midst of it all, Violet even pushed Larissa downstairs for some air, and they even took a nap in the afternoon together.…Kevan returned at his usual time. When he entered the house, he keenly noticed a pair of unfamiliar leather shoes in the entrance hall—based on the brand, it likely belonged to his mother.The living room lights were on, but there was no one there.He walked into the kitchen, and sure enough, his mother and Larissa were at the kitchen counter doing who knew what.Hearing the noise, Larissa looked up first. "You're back." She smiled at him, her tone surprisingly soft and gentle. She had no choice but to play the role of a virtuous and considerate wife when she was in front of Violet.Kevan grunted
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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
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Everyone knew what a man and a woman would do together when they were alone in a house.Very few people knew about Kevan's marriage, but Ruby and Cody's divorce was the biggest topic of gossip in Bartham recently.Regular people may not know about the relationship between Kevan and Cody, but as long as Ruby was not yet divorced, she would be considered a married woman.Kevan spending the night with a married woman was more than enough for him to be a target of condemnation. There were even some people who speculated that the reason Ruby wanted to divorce Cody was because she had set her sights on Kevan, who was wealthier and more influential.Beneath the news, most of the comments were tearing into the "adulterous" couple, and many people felt sorry for the "cuckolded" Cody too.Kevan scanned the news before making a call with a frown. "Take down all of today's news.""Do you think taking them down now will help?" Violet was still shouting. "Everyone has already seen it! It's for
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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
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Larissa smiled without much care. "Isn't this the purpose of our marriage?"Kevan pressed his lips tightly together as he looked down, concealing the raging emotions in his eyes.They had not yet finished their dinner when Ruby called."Kevan, have you seen the news … We have …" she stammered, her voice trembling as if she had been crying, or was going to cry."Yeah," Kevan said, looking up to see Larissa focusing on her food. He said, "I already got someone to take down the news.""But Cody must have seen it …" Ruby was terrified. "I'm worried that he will come and find me …""He won't figure out your new residence so quickly." Kevan had already arranged for someone to help her move. "Besides, you have a bodyguard with you right now. He can't hurt you.""But I'm still scared … Kevan …" Ruby sobbed. "I miss you … I want to see you … Can you come over and accompany me?""I'm afraid not," Kevan said.Larissa's movements in toying with her pasta paused. His answer actually surpri
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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
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Larissa could tell that he was doing it on purpose, so she returned a similar smile of provocation before saying loudly, "Nope! The kitten's mine. It has nothing to do with you. If you dare give it to someone else behind my back, I will call your mother at once!"On Kevan's phone screen, Ruby's smile froze, though whether or not it was due to Larissa's words or due to the Internet's lag, one could not tell. Kevan did not keep her threat in mind though."Go on," he said. "Call her. Don't think that I'll be afraid of you just because you threatened me with my mom."Biting her lip, Larissa used the final trump card that she had. "I will even tell her that you contacted Ruby again!"Kevan's face darkened at once. "You'd dare?!" he snarled through his teeth, his rage seemingly suffused in these two words alone."Just watch me!" Larissa straightened up and did her best to stand up against his domineering aura. "You can't have forgotten what you promised your mother today, can you? Do yo
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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