Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 95

He seemed to be calling out for someone, and that name was exactly the same as her nickname.

Larissa’s heart rate accelerated.

She clutched her chest and straightened her body. “Don’t overthink. Do not overthink-”

There were so many people in this world that shared the same name as her. Who knew which one of those

people he was calling out for?

As if he were trapped in a nightmare, Kevan’s brows knitted even tighter, his expression becoming increasingly panicked.

“Lari, don’t go!” He almost shouted this with all of his remaining strength, his voice pitiful and desperate.

Larissa had never seen him look so fragile before. Suddenly, she felt a little sad for him as well, her heart

wringing with pain.

Kevan’s arms emerged from below the covers and flailed about the bed. His fingers clenched and unclenched,

as if he were trying to search for something around him.

Instinctively, Larissa reached out.

As soon as Kevan’s hands touched hers, he caught her arm and squeezed it, the mere force of it so strong that

about

a breath, stifling the cry of pain that threatened

and his breathing changed from his initial

the sweat on his face with a tissue.

a mixture of fear and unease from the unknown dream he was having.

The doorbell rang.

the doctor called in by the front desk.

her hands from his grip, but every time she shifted in the

tightened.

he murmured.

times, and she even forcefully tried to pull her

continued ringing–again and again, its frequency more and

was aggravated, but she could think of no way to handle the

closer and whispered in his ear, “I’m not leaving,”

Chapter 95

sleeping, he could

nose, his appearance

heart melted into a

resenting the Lari he’d

on his actions, she must

voice softened. “Really, I’ll just go get the door.

lay unmoving, not saying

she called out gently, the tone of her voice lifting at the end, like a girl coquettishly seeking his attention. “Be good, will you?” At some point, she even felt like she was coaxing

was told.

before

that he would change his mind,