Sweet Subterfuge

After a long wait, the day finally came for Lana’s trial case, However, neither of the parties involved showed up in court. Larissa
was si recovering in Aldovia, so it was not convenient for her to make a long trip back home. She entrusted her lawyer to handle
everything on her behall
As for Lana, it seemed as if she had completely disappeared: her lawyer couldn’t reach her. Considering the possibility of her
fleeing to escape punishment, the court immediately suspended the trial, and the police began searching for her.
There were no records of Lana purchasing any flight or train tickets in the system. But that alone didn’t necessarily mean she
hadn’t left Bartham. After searching all the hotels and questhouses, as well as visiting hundreds of neighborhoods and streets in
the city without any luck, the police had no choice but to issue a nationwide warrant for Lana and set a reward of ten thousand
dollars for finding her.
“Hey, should I provide some tips to the police and claim the ten grand reward?” Dylan joked with Kevan
Kevan-busy packing his luggage-didn’t bother to raise his head as he asked calmly. “Do you need that ten grand?”
I Of course, Dylan didn’t need it. “Well, I’m related to the police, so I feel bad watching them struggle to find Lana. It’s a waste of
resources.” Dylan lelt a slight pang of guill
Kewan, on the other hand, did not have as strong of a sense of social responsibility as Dylan let alone much empathy.
“Let’s talk about it when I’m back.” He recalled the tie he’d received a few hours ago. “Now is not the time.” The punishment
Lana received was far from satisfactory to him.
“It’s going to be half a month later by the time you’ll be back.” Dylan wanted to persuade him further but gave up in the end
knowing his personality well. “Alright, I won’t bother you much about this matter.” Dylan changed the subject, saying “Are you
going to have a serious talk with Larissa when you go there?”
Kevan’s actions halled.
“Before, you didn’t confess your feelings because your two uncles were still around, right? Now that they are in prison, and the
Seymour family won’t be an obstacle anymore, what are you afraid of?” Dylan encouraged him further, saying, “Go for it! can tell
that Larissa’s attitude toward you is very different from when she just came back from Aldovia. Besides, you two have a son
together.”

Kevan lelt overwhelmed when thinking about Aster. He didn’t know how to tell Larissa that he was Aster’s biological father. He
didn’t want to keep it a secret forever, although this seemed to be the easiest option for him.
“Let me think about it.” He couldn’t make the right decision now. Despite his usual assertiveness in other matters, he kept
postponing this ont.
Dylan had many things to say, but he chose to stay quiet. After all, it was Kevan’s private matter, and he had no right to interfere
too much. Besides, he had a pile of issues from his own family waiting for him to address.
This wasn’t the first time Kevan had traveled to Aldovia, but surprisingly, he fell nervous and couldn’t fall asleep on the plane this
time. He didn’t manage to rest his eyes throughout the ten-hour long journey.
As soon as he cleared customs, the person sent by Lewis picked him up and took him to the pre-arranged hotel Kevan had
already communicated with Lewis, and Lewis would be arranging everything for Kevan.
The hotel was conveniently close to the hospital where Larisa was. It was just two streets away, which was about a ten-minute
walk.