Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 716
Larissa’s eyelid twitched involuntarily, and her heart seemed to have stopped beating. “He
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 couldn’t think of anything else to say other than the first word she blurted out
Aster noticed her dilemma and answered Gary on Larissa’s behall. “He’s not my real dad! I’m talking about Uncle Kevan. He
knows that I don’t 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.
“Uncle Kevan? Kevan Rogers? Gary came to a realization.
“Yes, he’s Uncle Kevan.” Aster nodded and cursed his lips together, which resembled Krvan’s. The disappointment in Asler’s
eyes pierced Larissa’s hrat Inexplicably, the scales in Larissa’s mind quietly tipped in favor of Kewar
On the other hand, Gary’s lace turned scarlet with anger. Suppressing his fury, he spoke in a low voice. “Do 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 Asier’s intentions.
“Alright go and pay with your toys! We don’t know when Uncle Kevan might come again!” Gary squeezed out a forced smile and
said through gritted teeth.
Lewis quickly changed the topic to diffuse the situation. “Aster, do you want to play with Steel Man? His armor is really cool, and
his chestplate Ights up as well!”
Aster’s concentration was immediately distracted. “Okay! That’s so cool!”
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. “Are you agreeable to Aster caling Kevan his daddy?”
“I tried to stop him, but he insisted. In the end, I let him be,” Larissa tightened her grip on her mug. She lowered her head to hide
her wavering gaze.
“How could you let a child dictate this? There’s 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, “I will talk to Asler about this.”
“Right, I’ve talked to Lewis about this. Once you enter the company, you shall be my a ss start. Start learning from Lew’s 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.
“Okay.” 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.
“You 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.”
If Gary hadn’t reminded her, Larissa would have almost forgotten about the banquet.
“I’m a little nervous
It wasn’t as it Larissa hadn’t attended any grand events before, but she was never in the spotlight.
She wasn’t a fan of being in the center of attention, Too much attention would only make her feel sell-conscious and fustered.