Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 59

“Kevan!”

A group

of people got close and surrounded Kevan. There were both men and women in the crowd, young and old. Various perfumes mixed together causing Larissa to sneeze loudly.

Two young ladies who were crowded near her let out expressions of disgust.

“Ew…! So gross…” They muttered.

“I’m sorry!” Larissa apologized quickly.

Kevan, who had been responding to some seniors, suddenly turned over and said to those two ladies with extreme courteousness, “Could you please stand farther away? I am unused to the perfumes that you’re wearing.”

The ladies‘ faces flushed with anger and embarrassment before they walked away sullenly.

became lighter, but it was still quite pungent. Larissa used her mouth

but as he could not ignore his friends and seniors, he whispered to Larissa instead, “Find a place to sit down, and

than happy to do so.

of Kevan’s hand and left, but no one cared to know the reason why, and they definitely did not care where

a quiet corner and sat down, gazing disinterestedly at the night scene from the floor–to–ceiling

The two ladies from earlier showed up.

here all by yourself? Did Mr. Rogers chase you away too?” Their

told you. How could she have caught Mr. Rogers‘ eye by being so plain? See? It’s only been a while and he’s already

a sow’s ear into a silk purse? Once a pauper, always a

yet

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was just that their voices were too shrill, and they were being rather loud, which caused

up and forced a smile. “Excuse me, I need to go to

when one of them deliberately collided with her, the red wine she had in hand spilling all over

deep red,

her

who knocked into her exclaimed with horror as she covered her mouth

The only thing she cared about right now was how