Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 422

In order to take care of Aster, Larissa applied to clear off all the annual leave that she accumulated in one go from the headquarters.

Although chickenpox was not a life–threatening disease, it was quite a grueling experience.

Fortunately, Aster was a child with self–control. When he was awake, he would never scratch the blisters even if they itched terribly.

Larissa’s task was to watch over Aster when he slept and make sure he did not scratch himself

Every night, she sat by Aster’s bed until the sun came up.

She was used to working late and pulling all–nighters, so it wasn’t too hard for her initially.

However, after staying up for consecutive nights, her body couldn’t take the exhaustion any longer.

When she came back from getting groceries, Larissa’s vision went black on the way back from the supermarket. She had to sit on the

ground immediately to avoid losing consciousness.

After a long while, she was still too dizzy to get un

Most of the residents in this apartment complex were busy office workers that left for work early and returned home late at night.

was noon on a working day, so there were hardly any people walking around.

her make a fool of hersell a pair

aback, her heart pounded loudly in

packed up the scattered

the ground with

familiar voice coming from above her, “Are

movements halted abruptly. Larissa’s eyes became wide and her

everything had gone silent at that moment.

up her head

shoes and

his waist, her attention was diverted to the hand he

skin was so pale that it appeared almost translucent, his greenish veins

of his skin was a sickly pale that could probably only be seen

a lump rising within her

look at that man’s face, but she also didn’t want

the tears that welled up in her eyes and straightened up, looking straight at him with an

on her

ago, Kevan’s appearance had totally

skin and bones, his clothes hung on him like a scarecrow,

his dark eyes that were as

face, she couldn’t help but feel like crying

gaze stoically and