Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 246

Kevan’s care suddenly focused on her wrists and Larissa lollowed his gare. Only then did she discover the dark red marks from Dorian’s grip on her earlier. The marks were obvious due to how far her skin was,

Kevan’s gaze carkened, and it was a little sinister how dark it got

Larissa shuddered involuntarily as he took two steps forward, grabbing her arm to raise it. He then asked in a low voice. “Cole did this?”

Larissa did not need to lie. “Yeah.”

Biting his ip, Kevan asked again. “Does it hurt?”

Larissa’s mind wert blank as she found hersell captivated by his mesmenting eyes. In a daar, she replied, “Yeah.” Her voice was soll with a hint of hurt. It sounded very much like she was trying to seek attention from him. When Larissa came back to her senses, she was chagrined. What on earth had she done?

Kevan’s eyes narrowed, and the cold aura coming from sim grew heavier. He pushed her onto the sola and retrieved a first aid kit to treat her wrists. While he was applying some soothing cream, he finally remembered Dylan, “Reuben confessed and gave a name. It’s not Jay.”

truth?”

“What? Reuben? Wasn’t

each other. Once you had met them, there was no way

biogical son.” Kevan patiently explained to her. “Jay is the type to care a lot about his reputation and image. He feared that people would laugh at how st upid his son is, so he publicly

Dorian, who told her that the Cole family had many untold secrets back at the Seymour family home. She supposed

to

tell they were lying.” In order to survive in that large, complicated family, his lather sent him

“Then what name did Reuben give? Who

who panicked, a sense of dread

to Larissa?” Dylan

the

and yet

facilitate a marriage between her and the Cole family. It was because of Kevan’s sudden visit last time that