Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 98

Larissa’s eyes were tightly shut, her breaths equal and steady. She was obviously already in a deep sleep.

Kevan smiled.

Barely a few minutes ago, she’d been the one adamantly insisting that she wasn’t tired at all.

What a liar.

She had promised–she’d said that she would never forget him. All those years ago-

He lifted his right hand after much struggle, the urge to caress her head fiercely rising within him, and yet, his arms halted before they could approach her.

His fingers curled into a fist.

Forget it. He should just let her sleep peacefully.

The ringing of a phone shattered the rare harmony between the two.

Larissa startled, bolting up immediately.

In her daze, she groggily picked up her phone and was about to stop the alarm when she noticed the string of

numbers on

answered the

voice from the other end was that of the nurse who’d been in charge of Travis‘ care. ‘Ms. Seymour,

refused resolutely. “I’m sorry, I’m in

shocked her to the bone, a sudden

within her.

froze for a few seconds

about half an hour

“But how?”

that Travis was simply paralyzed and that his life wasn’t

imminent danger.

was

of her voice, but Larissa could still hear her voice trembling as she spoke. “He took his own life–he jumped off from the window in his room–his parents and brother had left that afternoon, and we didn’t have their contact numbers, so we could

shocked. “Isn’t he paralyzed?

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Chapter 98

he most probably used his arms to support his body weight and climbed over to the window.

Jumped.

her vision

she’d wished for his death when she

ever since she knew

already gotten the punishments they deserved, she no longer felt the need to

happy in the slightest. In fact, a small