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Sweet Subterfuge Chapter 357
Larissa's answer caused Kevan's heart to sink into his stomach. He had dared to hold on to some hope, wishing that she would say a few words to convince him otherwise. But reality dealt a fatal blow to him anyway."Tomorrow, then." Kevan's voice was deliberately casual.It would be good to end this relationship faster because it meant that he would not have to dream about something so unattainable ever again.Watching his relieved expression, Larissa clenched her fists. "Sure." She forced a smile onto her face. "I won't need your money. It's not like our marriage was real anyway, so to take half of your money at this stage would not make any sense. But …" She licked her lips. "Could you please return my Muffin to me?"Her somewhat humble plea caused Kevan's heart to shudder. However, he did not wish to change the kitten back, regardless of whether or not it was because of the current situation or due to his own selfishness."No," he said flatly, his face dark.Although this refus
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Kevan and Larissa both froze.If this was before, Kevan would have rejected Dylan's unreasonable request and had him take a cab to come over, but today …He looked down at Larissa and asked for her opinion with his eyes."Let's go to the airport then."The moment she said that, both of them breathed quiet sighs of relief. The elevator happened to arrive right at this moment too.Kevan asked Larissa, "You want to come along?" She nodded and said, "Sure." Ever since she came to Bartham, she rarely contacted her friends in Covenford.After the new year, Dylan's career seemed to take off. She frequently saw him posting on Instagram in the dead hours of the night, creating stories about how he was still up reviewing case files. Afraid that she would disturb him, Larissa never took the initiative to contact him.The truth was, she missed him quite a bit.Naturally, Dylan heard them talking. "Are you with Larissa?" he asked Kevan, who grunted in affirmation. "She's coming with me
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Larissa smiled calmly. "Yeah."Kevan glanced at her through the rearview mirror and pressed his lips tightly together, not uttering a single word."Speaking of which, I haven't asked." Larissa changed the subject. "What are you doing in Bartham?""Huh? Kevan didn't tell you?" Dylan eyed said man in confusion before turning to look at Larissa again. "Kevan has a friend who wants to get a divorce. The lawyer hired previously suddenly quit and left, so I got called back."A "friend" of Kevan's who wanted to get a divorce … Larissa could only think of Ruby. If she could be considered his "friend" too, well, she was probably another one who wanted to get a divorce too."Oh." Larissa did not show any visible facial changes. "I heard about that."Hearing no changes in her voice, Kevan's grip tightened on the steering wheel."Then, where are you staying?" Larissa asked."My home, of course!" Dylan replied matter-of-factly.Larissa suddenly realized her question was a little dumb."My
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Dylan noticed keenly that Kevan did not seem to be in a good mood. The moment he got into the car, he retrieved his sunglasses from the glove compartment and put them on, his aura screaming "stay away from me!""Hey!" Dylan poked his arm and asked, "No new developments with Larissa?"Kevan's lips were pressed even more tightly together, and his eyes narrowed with displeasure behind the sunglasses."She doesn't like me. What developments are there to be had?" His voice was cold, but Dylan could hear some bitterness in it."Didn't I tell you that she had feelings for you?" Dylan's frustration was palpable."Only that." It did not mean that she liked him. Otherwise, why would she constantly mention fulfilling him and Ruby Cole?"You need to work hard to turn 'having feelings for you' into 'liking you'!" Dylan knew without even needing to think that Kevan could not lower himself to woo Larissa, but waited for her to get close to him instead. Although his face could cause many women t
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Kevan suddenly found himself being ridiculous again.He had already decided last night to end things decisively, but when things really got down to it, he withdrew once more.Dylan sneered back at him and said, "Don't underestimate me! Let me have a good chat with Larissa first during these two days. Don't do anything rash!""No need." Kevan refused his good intentions. "I was the one who spoke of divorce first. My two cousins … they're getting restless again." His half-narrowed eyes were gleaming coldly.Although Dylan was not completely privy to his family matters, he was aware of a good deal of it. Hearing him say that, Dylan's heart rose up into his throat. "They've made a move on Larissa?""Cody tried to pursue her, but failed," Kevan said."Holy fuck, dude—!" Dylan was really disgusted. "Can your cousins honestly change their tactics in fighting you? They just keep trying to steal your girl to give you some setbacks. It's fucking low, man!"Kevan smiled mockingly. "Conside
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"I'll tell you the details next time." Kevan keyed in the passcode of the apartment's door.Hearing the beeps that signified the door opening, Dylan was shocked. "How do you know the passcode?""Ruby's living in my place." Kevan's expression remained unchanged, and his movements were natural. "It's more secluded here, so it's not that easy for Cody's people to get in here."The picture-taking incident from before, after Kevan looked into it later, was done by people at Cody's behest. Getting Ruby to move over was a way to comfort her, and on the other hand, Kevan also did not want the same thing to happen again—in case his mother caught him and started raging at him again."How come I didn't know that you had a place here?" Dylan looked around curiously. Kevan had never brought him here before."Before moving to the floor above you, I bought a lot of properties," Kevan said mildly. That was when Microworks had yet to grow and develop, and his work focus remained on Soaring Corpora
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The cold air blew in, causing the temperature of the apartment to drop, but it also cleared up the greasy air in the room.Dylan was not a clean freak, but that did not mean that he was willing to clean up after someone's food trash. He would not mind it so much if it was a close friend, but it just had to be Ruby, who he hated greatly."Hell no." He dumped himself on the sofa, his expression one of extreme candidness. "Ruby can take care of it herself when she comes out."Kevan glared at him, but he did not force him to do it.Ruby said she was going to get changed, but when she emerged from the bedroom, she had washed and dried her hair as well as put on makeup. Dylan was no longer confused then as to why she needed to spend one and a half hours to get changed.Having "armed" herself, Ruby was clearly calmer than before, and more confident too. But when she noticed the trash she left on the coffee table, she freaked out again, quickly going over to throw everything into the tras
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Ruby watched as Kevan shut the door behind him, darkness flashing momentarily through her eyes as her fists clenched, and she nearly ground her own teeth to dust. Her little actions did not go unnoticed by Dylan, but he remained as cool as a cucumber and acted as if he saw nothing."Ms. Cole, Mr. Rogers said that you had suffered serious domestic abuse?" He continued the subject from before."Yes." The moment Kevan left, Ruby's attitude toward Dylan became cold at once. She did not even look at him while she spoke. Her attitude did not surprise Dylan, even though he felt discomfited with it. But it was precisely because he knew what sort of person she was that he was able to accept it. He thought with some amount of dark glee, "I wonder what sort of attitude or expression she will show when she finds out Kevan and I are best friends?""Could you provide me with the details and information you gave to the previous lawyer?" Dylan asked."I don't have them with me right now." Ruby den