Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 403

Their enthusiastic greetings startled Larissa, causing her to develop a splitting headache.

Aster clung to Larissa’s clothes, shrinking back into the car behind her.

With a polite smile, Larissa nodded to them in acknowledgment.

“Hello, everyone.”

Maintaining her aloof demeanor, she helped Aster out of the car and entered the hotel amidst the onlookers curious gazes.

“Do we have a play area for children in the hotel?” she asked the assistant manager beside her.

“Yes, we do.” He nodded and turned to Aster. “Shall I have someone escort the young man to the children’s play area?”

Larissa didn’t hesitate. “Yes, please ”

The assistant manager called over a lobby attendant. “Take the general manager’s son to the children’s play area and take good care of him. Make sure he doesn’t get hurt, understand?”

The attendant replied nervously, “Yes, I understand.”

Aster over to the attendant and squatted down to his level. “Have a good time playing in the children’s play

backpack. He knew how to operate it as he had been using it

nodded obediently. “Okay.”

attendant and walked away

all kinds of facilities. The children’s play area was free for hotel guests and took up an entire floor, comparable to

on the slides for some time

watched enviously on the

raced around

to play?” Aster heard a

eyes widening in confusion. “Uncle

on his knees and

by outside and saw you standing there. You seemed

at the go–karts zooming by. “If you are willing, I can play with

he hesitated when he remembered his mother and godmother’s advice. They had warned him countless times that he shouldn’t talk to strangers nor accept anything given by

considered a stranger, right?

friend?” he asked

hearing him mention “friend” to

mom?” Dylan

answer. “My mom is Larissa! The woman

be very good friends with your mother. However, after she went elsewhere, our