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.

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

leave. Suddenly,

so cold?” She gasped at the

body temperature than normal. His hands always felt cold

his hands in ice water or exposed

withdrew his hand from her warm grasp.

It will be

doubting his

the house today. It

wrong? Is there something

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

strong, but her sense of smell was as keen

going well?” Larissa

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

was that something was bothering

that could bother him to

cropped up back in Calder.” Kevan denied

him

was silent for a few seconds. An expression of guilt appeared on her

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