Chapter 842
Sweet Subterfuge
Larissa did not completely believe what the nurse said.
Forget what the other case was, but there were witnesses who saw the kid in Asterâs class fall down from the slideâAster being one of them. This could not be lake.
So. Larissa only smiled and thanked the nurse for her reminder. She then left the hospital with Aster.
On the way to the parking lot. Aster anxiously cleared things up. âMommy, donât listen to the bad things the nurse said! Our teachers are all very good! They did not abuse us! Tommy really fell down the slide!
I was right behind him!
âI know.â Larissa patted Asterâs head. âDonât worry, I wonât change schools for you.â
Aster relaxed.
The hospital was not really a good place for a healthy person to stay in for too long, so Larissa did not let Wendy go in with her. Wendy waited in the car.
Aster saw Wendy in the car, and he ran over while letting go of his motherâs hand. Aster opened the car door and was about to jump onto Wendy when Larissa snapped. âAlastair Simmons! Stop!â
Aster stopped fearfully. He turned to stare at Larissa in confusion.
Larissa walked over quickly, took Asterâs hand, and threw him into the back seat of the car.
âYou are already a big boy. You canât just do what you want anymore.â Larissa scolded him with a stern lace. âYouâre quite heavy now. If you just jump onto Godma like that you will hurt her, do you know that?â
Aster realized his mistake and apologized to Wendy with his head down. âSorry, Godma. I will never do that again.â
Wendy rubbed her stomach, frightened. But she was still kind and friendly to Aster. âYeah, I forgive you.â
Larissa eyed Wendyâs flat stomach before slamming the door shut. She went around the head of the car to get into the driverâs seat.
Aster did not notice the heavy atmosphere in the car. He asked Wendy curiously. âGodma, did your boyfriend go away already?â
Wendyâs smile froze. She forced herself to be calm as she replied, âNo. Why do you ask?â
Aster was more confused. âIf your boyfriend is not gone, how come you have time to come get me?â
Wendy turned around to grab Asterâs cheeks as she purposely asked through clenched teeth, âOh, so I canât miss you then?â
Aster refused to accept her answer as he spoke out his own guess. âIs it because your boyfriend is too busy with work, so he canât stay with you tonight?â
Wendy squished Asterâs face harder. âStop being such a gossip at such a young age! Arenât you annoying Aster shut up at once. He looked like he understood. Less than two minutes later, he asked again. âAre we going out to eat today?â
Kevan had been gone five days. In these five days, Larissa insisted on buying groceries from the supermarket after work to cook at home In order to maintain her âgood mommyâ image. This was to win back Asterâs heart, which had long since gone over to Kevan.
Larissaâs cooking was not bad. But it was just thatânot bad.
Asterâs taste had become very fussy due to Kevanâs Interference. He could not accept food that just tasted ânot bad,â but he could not say that. If he said that, Larissa would definitely get angry.
If Larissa got angry, then Kevan would get angry too. When Kevan gol angry, he would video call Aster and scold him.
Aster knew that Kevan was very busy these days. Although they would sill video call every night, they couldnât chat long.
Aster did not want to take up Kevanâs time with such a small issue and affect his mood.
So, when the kid saw Wendy today, he was very happy. With Godma around, Aster thought that they might go out to eat something good for a change.
However, Larissa firmly denied him. âNo. We still have groceries from yesterday. I plan to make chicken soup for: huge mealâ