Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 282

Chapter 282

Ruby gritted her teeth and squeezed the dough hard. Her fingers were pressed into it. She tried her best to adjust the emotions on her face so she would look natural.

“Actually.” She lowered her head and felt her cheeks burn with a blush.

…

“We weren’t just friends He pursued me for a long time in the past, but Maybe we weren’t just meant to be. In the end, we didn’t end up together, and I married Cody.”

Larissa surmised Ruby was referring to the guy sitting beside her just now, Kevan’s cousin.

Ruby looked at Larissa, a hint of provocation in her eyes. “You don’t mind it do you?”

Despite that, Larissa’s tone remained gentle. “It’s been a long time, and we’re both married time, so it brought back memories.”

…

It’s just that I haven’t seen him in a long

Larissa let out a breath and acted generous. “I don’t mind.”

But in reality, a sense of suffocation gripped her chest, and her mood sank. Upon witnessing their initial interaction, she thought Ruby had feelings for Kevan. Yet, it turned out to be the complete opposite.

‘Ruby Cole Ruby Cole…” Larissa repeated the name in her mind, suddenly recalling how Kevan had called out the name of the woman who had chosen to sever ties with her own family rather than marry him. Could it be this Ruby Cole? The more she pondered, the more plausible it seemed. However, the realization only deepened her distress. She was nothing more than a substitute, after all.

pastry task. Hailing from a middle-class family, she did not come from

I do

though she knew the answer, she asked, “Do you know how to

expected, Larissa shook

I’ll handle the rest of it.” Larissa

Ruby didn’t insist and quickly left the kitchen

completed the fillings and skillfully kneaded the dough. She then proceeded to roll it out, carefully placing it in the pie pan. Pouring in the flavorful fillings, she adorned the pie with decorative touches before sliding it into the oven. By the time she finished, darkness had

door, Larissa could see the light emanating from the living room. Unable

was only natural for Kevan to be happy in the presence of the woman he liked. For him to forget about

choice but to wait. After standing for nearly the entire afternoon, she finally felt

her heart as she gazed at the glow in the courtyard. It felt as though she had been transported back to her days with the Seymours. Hugging her knees tightly, she fought

were pressed into it. She tried her best to adjust the

lowered her head and felt her cheeks burn

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…

but Maybe we

referring to the guy

of provocation in her eyes. “You don’t mind it do

gentle. “It’s been a long time, and we’re both married. It’s just that I haven’t seen him in a long

out a breath and acted generous.

gripped her chest, and her mood sank. Upon witnessing their initial interaction, she thought Ruby had feelings

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