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 to break her fingers.

the cry of pain that threatened to rise within

brows relaxed gradually and his breathing changed from his initial shallow pants to

away the sweat on his

of fear and unease from the unknown dream he was having. but there was also that unmistakable satisfaction that filled her chest as he gradually

The doorbell rang.

the doctor called in by the front desk.

from his grip, but every time she shifted

tightened.

he

tried to

doorbell continued ringing–again and again, its frequency more

of no way

idea flashed past her mind. She leaned closer and whispered in his ear, “I’m not

Chapter 95

sleeping, he could still answer

his nose,

into a

the Lari he’d been

his actions, she must have

just go

unmoving, not

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

was told.

before letting her

that he would change his mind, so she