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

he was about to break her fingers.

stifling the cry of

quietened. His brows relaxed gradually and his breathing changed from his initial shallow pants to long, drawn–out

wiped away the sweat on his face with a tissue.

place, a mixture of fear and unease from the unknown dream he was having. but there

The doorbell rang.

been the doctor called

attempted to remove her hands from his grip, but every time she shifted in the slightest, Kevan’s grip

tightened.

go-” he

tried to pull her arms away,

continued ringing–again and again, its frequency more and

could think of no way to handle the situation.

leaned closer and whispered in his

Chapter 95

if he was sleeping,

his nose, his appearance

into a

found herself resenting the Lari he’d been calling for all

on his actions, she must have hurt him very deeply.

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

not

the end, like a girl coquettishly seeking his attention. “Be good, will you?”

was told.

his lips before letting

change his mind, so she sprinted out of the