Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 402

Startled, Larissa almost dropped the shopping bag she was holding.

“Why are you following us?” she demanded, her eyes wide. Larissa raised her voice intentionally to mask the guilt she felt with anger.

“Huh?” In response to her question, Dylan expressed an appropriate amount of astonishment.

Aggrieved, he explained himself, I’m not following you. I have a friend who lives in this apartment complex, and I’m going to his place for dinner.”

Larissa exposed his lie with a straight face “Aren’t you cooking steak for dinner tonight?”

Dylan shrugged and pulled out his hands from his pockets.

Showing her his empty palms, he continued, “Can’t you see that I haven’t bought anything?

There’s nothing to eat at home, so I have to have dinner at my friend’s place.”

Larissa certainly didn’t believe him.

tow a

tried to leave. “I

“I’ll go buy the ingredients I

Larissa halted in her tracks and stood her ground. “That’s enough. I’m not going to buy anything, and I don’t live in this apartment

demanded, “There’s no need to continue pretending. Tell me honestly, why are you following

escort you home safely,” Dylan replied

she couldn’t shake him off, so she

arrived at the apartment’s main entrance, she said to Dylan, “Thank you. You can go back now.”

go home just yet. “You two should head inside

Aster, he said, “Goodbye!”

responded innocently, “Goodbye, Uncle Dylan!”

made a call. Larissa

able to buy most of the items on her shopping list, except for milk and oatmeal.

planned. She poured milk into the oatmeal and heated

oatmeal for dinner,” she apologized to Aster, “I will bring you out to eat something

mouth, smiling sweetly at Larissa as he did so. “This

kiss on his chubby cheeks “Mommy