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 her

answered the call instinctively.

in charge of Travis‘ care. ‘Ms. Seymour, can

sorry, I’m in the middle of something right

a sudden chill snaking down her body. “Travis is dead!”

shattered within her.

few seconds before asking incredulously.

away about half an

“But how?”

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

imminent danger.

sudden death was

Larissa could still hear her voice trembling as she spoke. “He took his own life–he jumped off from the window in

paralyzed? How

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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 climb onto

Jumped.

her vision blurring.

wished for his death when she

been gradually dissipating ever since she knew that he’d been in an accident

Amber had already gotten the punishments they deserved, she no longer

the slightest. In fact, a small