Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 426

The nanny Dylan recommended was called Mrs. Potts. She was from Bartham’s neighboring town called Pishal. Pishal was a small backward town and the young people there liked to flock to Bartham–including Mrs. Potts daughter.

Her daughter could be seen as a capable lady. Born in a single–parent family, she counted on her own hard work to get into a good university in Bartham. After she graduated, she became hired at a good company and married a Batham local.

Although the man was from Bartham, his family was only a middle–class family. The two families gave all they could to buy the married couple a house, but the couple still had to pay off the monthly mortgage themselves. Mrs. Potts‘ daughter was filial and she was worried that Mrs. Potts would feel lonely back home in Pishal so she brought Mrs. Potts to live with her after her mariage. To lessen the burden on her daughter and son–in–law, Mrs. Potts took up her old job again and became a nanny.

All this was what Mrs. Potts told Larissa on her first day, in her old age, Mrs. Potts was very chalty and gregarious. They had only just met but she pulled Larissa to her and called her “dear“, then pulled Aster to her and called him “baby boy“,

wasn’t used to such attaction, but she didn’t dislike it. On the other hand. Aster loved it and kept calling Mrs. Potts “Granny Ports” Joyfully. By the time Mrs. Potts was done cooking dinner for Dylan and came over, it was almost Aster’s bedtime. Larissa had thought that the sole purpose of hiring Mrs. Potts was to take care of Aster, but it

me.” Larissa didn’t know if she should compliment Dylan for being thoughtful or scold him for being nosy. Mrs. Potts was someone who took her job

scared my whole family! We even had to send that old. To cut off her nagging, Larissa had no choice but to switch off her laptop and go to bed. After days of keeping up this habit Larissa’s work–life balance slowly got back to normal.

on Aster’s body became scabs and recovered, leaving only faint marks. Larissa put on a facemask for him and took him downstairs to get some air while it was still breezy and deserted in the early morning. They intentionally avoided Kevan and Dylan’s building,

eyes sparkled when he finally got a breath of

a few days. You can go back when the scabs on your face fade.” said Larissa. Although it wasn’t serious

then” said Aster, obviously a little