Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 1004

It was a rare occasion to have the entire extended family gathered together like this for the bla family reunion dinner,

In the evening, everyone was in high spirits, having enjoyed a bit of alcohol,

Violet took advantage of the festive atmosphere and insisted that Gary and Lewis stay.

Since Larissa woke up early after a day without proper rest, she was already feeling quite sleepy even though the reunion dinner TV celebration had just begun.

Violet was understanding and told her to go to bed.

Larissa tried to muster her energy to stay uD.

“No, I at least wat until after midnight.”

She wasn’t someone who adhered to rituals or traditions.

In previous years, she wouldn’t have stayed up late specifically to welcome the big family reunion dinner day.

But this year was different.

She had the companionship of her family.

She was no longer a drifting, rootless plant in a foreign land,

Kevan furrowed his brows slightly and gave her a gente cush

“You should get some sleep. I wake you up when it’s almost midnight.”

her tired

felt both empathy and

mind and felt even more guilty for not being

older family members begar to

and insisting on

resist their collective

with everyone, and with a yawn, reluctantly headed upstairs.

Larissa! Wake up!

from sleep by someone palling her

she was met

away to exact her revenge and then asked. “Why

downstairs. Aster is keeping him from leaving so I came up,” he explained with a wince as he rubbed the spot where she’d hit

it by hitting me first. Don’t

the blanket and

hair casually and

phone to check the time. “It’s 11:59 pm. The countdown

she hadn’t slept for long. “We need to

grabbed her wrist, holding her back. “Not so

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would be sitting together in front of the TV, watching the celebration, and welcoming the big

give it a little more time,” Lewis replied, turning to look out of

suddenly noticed something

lights seemed to have gone off at some

“Five!”