Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 462

Larissa left work early to honor her promise. Her initial plan was to take Aster somewhere nearby for dinner, but he seemed to have his eye on a specific restaurant and insisted on going to Starhill shopping mall

The shopping mall was always crowded, so she wasn’t particularly thrilled about going there. However, her son had made up his mind: she had no choice but to go along with it. The pizza place he chose was quite popular, but luckily they arrived early and didn’t have to wait in line. The server seated them by the window and promptly disappeared after handing them the menu.

It didn’t take long for the waiting area outside to start Elling up with people.

Aster pointed outside out of the blue and exclaimed, “Mommy! Look! It’s Uncle Kevan!”

She turned and spotted Kevan in the waiting area. He appeared to be alone, sitting behind a group of young girls. He looked absorbed in his phone. His slender frame and cool, confident aura made him the center of attention, even though he was in a simple black suit. Passing women couldn’t help but cast admiring glances at him, and the girls seated in front of him whispered and occasionally stole

glances in his direction

and it was unclear what he had

couch seat and dashed outside without waiting for his mom’s response. “I’ll go get him and ask

him, but he was already

restaurant and ran toward Kevan. He appeared excited, gesturing at Kevan and pointing in her direction. Kevan looked up, his gaze piercing through the crowd and the transparent glass directly fixated on her. Then, he smiled subtly as if

forced a smile in

pulled him into the restaurant. Soon, the two

you working overtime today?” Kevan

to have

“Oh. I see.” He then

uneasy every time she shared a meal with Kevan. Regardless, she still smiled and slid

moved the menu toward Aster, saying, “I’m

the formalities and ordered a bunch of