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Sweet Subterfuge Chapter 337
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
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Violet avoided her gaze and reached out for Larissa's hand."Your aunt saw yesterday's news too," Violet explained in a low voice.Well, it would've been odd if Yvette had not seen the news last night, considering how big it had gotten."And?" Larissa asked mildly as if she did not care about this matter at all."Your step—uncle and I are very angry." Yvette nearly slipped up but was able to turn things around before it was too late. She did everything she could to maintain an expression of displeasure as she continued, "Your uncle has too much to do at the company, so only Nana and I are here to have an explanation from you."Larissa did not understand. "What kind of explanation are you expecting from me?"Her dismissive attitude confused Yvette and Lana. They thought that she would be angry and sad right now.Yvette asked, "Kevan's cheating on you, and you don't mind at all?"Lana also helped embellish the conversation. "Larissa, I thought you hated cheating men? I remember w
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Violet panicked.Larissa was the second woman Kevan had proactively wanted to marry. If she let her go, Violet had no idea how many years she would have to wait for her next daughter-in-law. Most importantly, Violet really liked Larissa after having spent time with her during this period, and she really treated her as if she was her own biological daughter."Marriage is not a game." Violet's face darkened as well. "I can understand your anger, but this is ultimately Lari and Kevan's life, and they should be the ones to discuss and solve this matter.""Discuss?" Yvette laughed coldly, her gaze at Larissa holding love that never existed before. "There is such a huge gap between Lari and Kevan in terms of social status. To marry into your family, won't she just be bullied and pushed around by your people? I don't believe that Kevan would really want to discuss and solve the matter with Lari!"If this was under normal circumstances, Larissa would have lost her temper and thrown their w
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Luckily, Violet's face remained expressionless, and she did not confront or criticize her before the Seymours.Larissa was now forced to the edge of the proverbial cliff by them. Her "dark history" has been exposed bit by bit by the Seymours, and Violet was the only person who could decide if she would fall into the abyss. However, Violet placed the decision-making power into her hands. "Lari, what are your thoughts on this?"This question was hard to answer.If she said that she wished to divorce, then it would prove that her words about believing Kevan from before were lies; if she said she did not want to divorce, Violet may think that she was only refusing because she wanted to hang on to Kevan's money.Larissa stammered for a long while before throwing this hot potato at Kevan, who was not present."I … I'll let Kevan decide."Her answer did not satisfy the Seymours.Yvette acted frustrated as she said, "Nana and I have given you so many reasons, but you insist on being stu
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After Yvette and Lana left, the atmosphere of the Rogers family home living room became awkward, now that Larissa and Violet were the only ones left."Mom …" Larissa spoke first, "Please don't take the nasty things my aunt and sister said to heart.""I know." Violet nodded, smiling as she comforted her. "I'm alright. They were just worried about you too. I can understand that." But her smile was not as natural as it would normally be, Larissa could tell that Violet was already swayed by the Seymours. She just needed to give it a little bit more …"Mom, actually, there are some things I need to confess." She kept her head down, her face was one of guilt.Hearing this, Violet straightened up subconsciously as her smile gradually vanished."As you've heard my aunt and sister say, you can probably already tell that I was married once before." Larissa's voice was very light, her hands gripping the armrests of the wheelchair tightly. She did not look up at Violet, not even once.Divorc