Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 284

Roland was old and had to go to bed early. Around nine o’clock, he said he was sleepy and retired to his room. Kevan helped him in returning to his quarters. Just as she reached the doorway, he turned back and instructed Larissa, “Clean the table.”

Larissa paused for a moment, then nodded in acknowledgment. “Okay.”

Edmund and the others had left together, so only Larissa was in the main house. This New Year’s Eve dinner was sumptuous, and the

table was adorned with a wide array of dishes. As the six of them had not consumed much, there was a considerable amount of leftovers.

Larissa felt uncertain about how to handle them, as Kevan had not provided clear instructions.

Just as she was in a dilemma, Ben came over with some maids, and they discarded the leftovers into the trash. When they were about to throw the pie, Larissa stopped them. “Ben, can I take this away?”

Fortunately, Ben still treated her the same. He did as she told and ordered

eat it as a midnight snack?” Ben asked. He was very considerate and suggested, “If it’s not enough, I can get the cooks to prepare a few more dishes for you to

“This is enough.” Following her response, she offered

car being started. Ben glanced over

a while, Kevan

by Ben and the others,” Larissa replied. She didn’t like to take credit for

it and left. Larissa heard him say in a cold voice, “Let’s go

her to get up early tomorrow and retum to his room. He provided no explanation

to it, but she was still upset. Then, she microwaved the pie and turned on the massive TV in the living room. Nestling

New Year’s Eve by herself. At that moment, a comedy skit unfolded on the screen, with the actors eamestly attempting to bring laughter to the audience. Larissa took a bite of the pie and tried to laugh with them. As she laughed, tears slowly