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

around with Aster in tow and tried to leave. “I just remembered

go buy the

not going to

no need to continue

home safely,” Dylan

off, so she decided to let him tag along.

entrance, she said to Dylan, “Thank you. You can go

he didn’t go home just yet.

at Aster, he said,

responded innocently, “Goodbye, Uncle

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

Dylan’s interference, Larissa wasn’t able to buy most of the items on

planned. She poured milk into the oatmeal and heated the bowl in a microwave for three minutes.

dinner,” she apologized to Aster, “I will

oatmeal and put it in his mouth, smiling sweetly at Larissa

leaned forward and planted a kiss on his chubby cheeks “Mommy loves you very much,” Larissa said affectionately.