Chapter 716
Sweet Subterfuge
Chapter 716
Larissaâs eyelid twitched involuntarily, and her heart seemed to have stopped beating. âHe
Due to panic. her thoughts were all jumbled up in her mind. At that moment, she did not know how to explain the situation. In her lustered state, Larissa couldnât think of anything else to say other than the first word she blurted out
Aster noticed her dilemma and answered Gary on Larissaâs behall. âHeâs not my real dad! Iâm talking about Uncle Kevan. He knows that I donât have a dad, so he allowed me to call him Daddy. Asier lowered his head dejectedly, as it all the happiness he exuded just now was sucked out of him.
âUncle Kevan? Kevan Rogers? Gary came to a realization.
âYes, heâs Uncle Kevan.â Aster nodded and cursed his lips together, which resembled Krvanâs. The disappointment in Aslerâs eyes pierced Larissaâs hrat Inexplicably, the scales in Larissaâs mind quietly tipped in favor of Kewar
On the other hand, Garyâs lace turned scarlet with anger. Suppressing his fury, he spoke in a low voice.
âDo you want Uncle Kevan to be your dad?
Aster did not realy immediately. He glanced toward Larissa caubously and scrutinized the expression on her face. With that. Gary understood Asierâs intentions.
âAlright go and pay with your toys! We donât know when Uncle Kevan might come again!â Gary squeezed out a forced smile and said through gritted teeth.
Lewis quickly changed the topic to diffuse the situation. âAster, do you want to play with Steel Man? His armor is really cool, and his chestplate Ights up as well!â
Asterâs concentration was immediately distracted. âOkay! Thatâs so cool!â
Lewis secretly wiped the sweat off his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.
When Lewis brought Aster back to his room to change, Gary and Larissa sat in the living room and chatted about various topics.
Gary tried to dig out some information from Larissa. âAre you agreeable to Aster caling Kevan his daddy?â
âI tried to stop him, but he insisted. In the end, I let him be,â Larissa tightened her grip on her mug. She lowered her head to hide her wavering gaze.
âHow could you let a child dictate this? Thereâs nothing between you and Kevan. People might misunderstand if Aster keeps caling Kevan as his dad. Gary said with furrowed brows. He had never hidden his repulsion for Kevan.
Larissa tried her best to appease him, âI will talk to Asler about this.â
âRight, Iâve talked to Lewis about this. Once you enter the company, you shall be my a ss start. Start learning from Lewâs for some time and get used to my workload. When the time is ripe, I will put you in a role with more Influence. Gary sipped a cup of tea and eased into a comfortable position,
Although Larissa was experienced in managing a hotel her cument job scope was completely dillerent since the two fields were unrelated.
Gary and Lewis had prepared a step-by-step plan to prepare Larissa so that she could take over the company one day.
âOkay.â Larissa had no qualms about their decision.
Gary and Lewis had much more experience than her in running a company. Whatever they decided would be in her best interests.
âYou should rest well at home for a few days. On Friday, Lewis will send you to try on some evening gowns in preparation for the banquet on Sunday night.â
If Gary hadnât reminded her, Larissa would have almost forgotten about the banquet.
âIâm a little nervous
It wasnât as it Larissa hadnât attended any grand events before, but she was never in the spotlight.
She wasnât a fan of being in the center of attention, Too much attention would only make her feel sell-
conscious and fustered.