Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 874

It was already past 11:00 pm when Kevan came back home.

As expected, the living room was dark.

Larissa and Wendy were probably sleeping.

He moved as quietly as possible to avoid waking Larissa. He decided to sleep in one of the guest rooms.

Alas, as he walked past the study, a light switched on behind him.

“Where are you going? Larissa came out from the study, still dressed in her loungewear. Her shoulder–length hair was tied up into a ponytail which swayed as she moved.

She was staring at Kevan, puzzled.

Kevan backtracked when he heard her voice. “I thought you had gone to sleep. I was going to sleep in the guest room.”

“I’m still doing some work. Go and wash up in the bedroom. I will turn off the computer and come along later.” Larissa said in a tired voice. rubbing her eyes. She was exhausted from staring at documents all night.

Kevan looked past her shoulders and his gaze landed on the large desk in the study.

empty. Now, it was stacked with documents. Her computer was on displaying rows of numbers

and turned to leave. Suddenly, Larissa grabbed his hand.

so cold?” She gasped at

His hands always felt cold throughout the year. However,

It felt as if he had immersed his hands in ice

his hand from her

That’s why my hands are freezing. It will be okay

frowned, doubting his

the house today. It was

something else?”

she was going to ask. “Did you smoke?”

cigarettes on him wasn’t that strong, but her sense of smell was as keen as a dog. If she got close

not going

smoked. From what she could remember, he had only smoked a

first thought was that something

could bother him to such an extent was Edmund.

up back in Calder.” Kevan denied it and came up with an excuse so that she

him

An expression

because of me that you had to be in two places at