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.

in tow

to leave. “I just remembered that I forgot to buy something

buy the ingredients I need

her ground. “That’s enough. I’m not going to buy anything,

to continue pretending. Tell me honestly, why are you following

home

Larissa knew she couldn’t shake him off, so she decided

at the apartment’s main entrance, she said to Dylan, “Thank you.

nodded, but he didn’t go home just yet.

at Aster, he said,

responded innocently, “Goodbye, Uncle Dylan!”

Larissa and Aster disappeared behind the door, Dylan took out his phone and made a call. Larissa is finally back, and she brought a

able to buy most of the items on her shopping list, except for

milk into

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

put it in his mouth, smiling sweetly at Larissa as he did so. “This

kiss on his chubby cheeks “Mommy loves you very