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.

the desk was empty. Now, it was stacked with documents. Her computer

and turned to leave. Suddenly, Larissa grabbed his

are your hands so cold?” She gasped at the coldness of Kevan’s hands.

His hands always felt cold throughout the year. However, his hands were freezing to

as if he had immersed his hands in ice water or exposed his bare hands to cold winds.

hand from

hands are freezing. It will be okay once I take a

doubting his explanation.

the house today. It was not that

wrong? Is there something else?” Kevan asked.

what she was going to ask.

strong, but her sense of smell was as keen as a dog. If

things not going well?” Larissa

what she could remember, he had only smoked

thought was that

only thing that could bother him to

some problems have cropped up back in Calder.” Kevan denied it and came up with an excuse so that she would

him

few seconds. An expression of guilt

that you had to be in two places