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

the call instinctively.

other end was that of the nurse who’d been in charge of

she refused resolutely. “I’m sorry, I’m in the middle of

to the bone, a sudden chill snaking down her body. “Travis is dead!”

within

seconds before

about half an hour ago,” the nurse

“But how?”

the nurse telling her that Travis was simply paralyzed

imminent danger.

sudden death was

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

shocked. “Isn’t he paralyzed?

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Chapter 98

the waist down. The police inferred that he most probably used his arms to support his body weight and climbed over to the window. There was also a chair next to the window–they think he used that to

Jumped.

her

wished for his death when she hated him

hatred had been gradually dissipating ever since she knew that he’d been in an accident and was now

no longer felt the need to harbor any negative feelings within her.

dead, she did not feel happy in the slightest. In fact,