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Sweet Subterfuge Chapter 425
"Smile for the camera!" Immediately, Aster grinned widely, showing all his teeth. "Do you like this toy?" Dylan asked. Aster nodded vigorously. "I love it!" "Alright, you can continue playing!" After Dylan spoke, he kept the camera rolling and fixed on Aster. It was only when he heard the door to the study open that he quickly stopped the recording. By then, more than an hour had passed. When she finished replying to all her emails, Larissa noticed that it was already late and instructed Aster to go to bed. Reluctantly, Aster packed the building blocks back into the box. After saying goodbye to Dylan, he went back to his room unwillingly. On the other hand, Dylan remained seated on the sofa leisurely, showing no signs of getting up to leave. "You should leave now." Larissa reminded him straightforwardly that he had overstayed his welcome. However, Dylan didn't move an inch, chilling on the sofa as if he were in his own home. "There's no rush," he remarked. L
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The nanny Dylan recommended was called Mrs. Potts. She was from Bartham's neighboring town called Pishal. Pishal was a small backward town and the young people there liked to flock to Bartham—including Mrs. Potts' daughter. Her daughter could be seen as a capable lady. Born in a single-parent family, she counted on her own hard work to get into a good university in Bartham. After she graduated, she became hired at a good company and married a Batham local.Although the man was from Bartham, his family was only a middle-class family. The two families gave all they could to buy the married couple a house, but the couple still had to pay off the monthly mortgage themselves. Mrs. Potts' daughter was filial, and she was worried that Mrs. Potts would feel lonely back home in Pishal, so she brought Mrs. Potts to live with her after her marriage. To lessen the burden on her daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. Potts took up her old job again and became a nanny. All this was what Mrs. Potts told
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Bethany's hand was also very chubby, and although it was small, her slap was very powerful. Larissa winced with pain. "Sweetheart!" A sharp female voice came from nearby. Before Larissa could straighten up, she saw someone running over out of the corner of her eye. In the next second, she was shoved to the ground forcefully. "Who are you? How dare you bully my daughter?!" The woman in front of Larissa was unreasonable, and Larissa didn't even have to look to know that it was none other than Ruby Cole. "Mommy!" Aster quickly helped Larissa up and glared angrily at Ruby. "How dare you push my mother? My mom did not bully Bethany! Apologize to my mom!""And who are you, little imbecile?" Ruby looked down her nose at Aster, her gaze filled with disdain. "Ruby, you've changed so much in the years we haven't seen each other," said Larissa with a smirk. She had her head lowered the entire time, so Ruby only saw her face clearly right then. "Larissa?!" Ruby was shocked. "Why are y
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By the time they got back to Kevan's house, Ruby had already wiped the vicious expression off her face. Bethany also patted down her clothes and wiped the tears from her face. Only her swollen eyes couldn't be hidden. Ruby glared at her scornfully and said, "When Daddy asks about it later, you know what to say, don't you?"Bethany nodded hard and said loudly, "Aster pushed me on purpose and I fell down!" Only then did Ruby press the intercom. Two minutes later, Kevan's voice sounded over the intercom amidst the static, making it sound husky. "Who is it?" Ruby hurriedly put on a sweet smile and stooped to look into the camera. "Kevan, it's me."The line went silent for a few seconds before Kevan asked, "Who are you?" Ruby's expression grew awkward and she spoke in a higher pitch. "Didn't I tell you at the hospital that time? I'm your wife." "Oh." Kevan seemed to recall it. The door opened after a beep. "Come up." Ruby stepped inside happily and strode ahead with her back straigh
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Bethany spoke up hastily. "The person who pushed me is Aster, the boy from my class! He's very naughty! He always bullies me!" Kevan narrowed his eyes imperceptibly and asked drily, "Really?" He sounded uninterested in the topic. Ruby gritted her teeth and secretly pinched herself, making tears well up in her eyes immediately. "Yes! He leads the other kids in the class to ostracize Bethany, so she has no friends at kindergarten. I spoke to his mother once, but she was so unreasonable! She said that being ostracized is Bethany's own fault and has nothing to do with her son!""If that's the case, then transfer her somewhere else." Kevan gave Ruby a solution effortlessly. Ruby's lips moved as if she had a lot more to say, but she ended up saying okay, suppressing all her dissatisfaction. Her most urgent mission wasn't to make Kevan strike out at Larissa and her son, but for him to accept her and Bethany. Kevan invited them into the living room. As Bethany was about to climb onto th
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Ruby dragged Bethany along and left. The moment the door closed, Dylan came out of the bedroom. He tutted softly and teased, "You guys are such talented actors!" Kevan bent down and picked up the broken credit card, tossing it into the trash. "I'll sleep at your place tonight," he said. "Why?" No one knew Kevan's antics better than Dylan. If it wasn't absolutely necessary, he would never let Kevan stay at his house. "I need to disinfect this place," Kevan said and called a cleaning company to book a slot. "Won't Cody suspect something if you're being so heartless to Ruby?" asked Dylan worriedly. "Isn't that just perfect to prove that I really lost my memory?" Kevan said. He pocketed his phone with a cold smile."I need to go out for a little while. What are you going to do?" Kevan stood up and asked Dylan. "Hmm? Where are you going?" Dylan asked in confusion. "Aren't you going to wait for the cleaners?""It's still early." Kevan had booked an afternoon slot. "I'm going do
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Her attention was focused on Kevan from the start. Perhaps they may have met here coincidentally, but Dylan definitely brought Kevan here on purpose. She could not yet tell if he was deliberately trying to piss her off.Kevan kept studying her. She seemed very upset by his presence here and did not seem to want to see him. The beautiful smile on her face vanished the moment she saw them. Even though he already knew of her aversion and dislike of him, he still felt terrible whenever she displayed her feelings so clearly."Hi." He took the initiative to speak. "We've met before, do you remember?"Larissa, of course, remembered. How could she not? Grunting her acknowledgment, Larissa nodded lightly, refusing to say anything beyond what was necessary.Dylan was shocked. "You've met? When?" Kevan dared to not tell him?! That was too much!"A few days ago, I guess." Kevan's words were measured, his gaze remaining fixed on Larissa. "This lady seemed to be a little ill, and she collapsed.
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Larissa had not even begun to reject the offer when Dylan scooped Aster into his arms, turning around and speeding away with haste. He ignored every shout of Larissa's. With the way he acted, one would think he was a child trafficker or something.Though Larissa was annoyed, she could not do anything to Dylan. Spitting curses internally, she ran after him. Kevan matched his pace to hers.Larissa did not want to talk to him, and Kevan had to do his best to pretend that they were not familiar with each other. They remained silent, and only the sound of footsteps could be heard.…Dylan drove them to a private dining restaurant that was not far from where they were. Unlike other widespread restaurants in which anyone could dine, this was a restaurant with a strict member-only system. Moreover, even if one was a member, one had to make a booking at least a day before the day of dining and decide the course with the chef.Dylan had clearly made a booking early on. He gave his name, and