The disgusting smell of perfume made Kevan frown. He pushed her away coldly and said, "Get lost!"The others were busy bringing the girls into their lap, so the big commotion with Kevan scared them so much that they all became quiet.The boss froze for a moment. Then he seemed to realize something because he hit his forehead with a laugh and said, "Haha, look at my forgetfulness!"He got the girl to leave, and he summoned the server. He pointed at Kevan and said something quietly to the server. The server nodded several times before leaving the room."Don't mind it, Mr. Rogers." The boss apologized again rather sincerely.Kevan replied half-heartedly, "It's fine."A few moments later, the private room doors opened again. The server led in a tall and thin young man inside. The man seemed to be in his twenties, and he was wearing a cheap, colorful suit. The man had makeup on his face, and he looked somewhat oily.He raced toward Kevan and did what the girl from before did.Kevan

Kevan opened his eyes and said mildly, "Why?"Dylan took a deep breath so that he could say everything he wanted to say in one go. "I met Larissa in Winston last night!"Kevan's calmness cracked at once. He opened his mouth a little from the shock, and his mind was blank from this startling news."What … did you say?"Having not drunk any water last night, Kevan's dry throat made his voice sound like a broken violin because his voice sounded very sharp and bad.Dylan repeated what he had just said but in a calmer voice. It was probably because he had managed to calm down."I was sending a client back to the hotel—I specially booked him a room in Winston Hotel," Dylan recalled what happened then. "I was queuing up to help him check in at the front desk. I turned around and saw Larissa's cousin—that guy, what's his name again? What, Logan?""Lewis Logan," Kevan said helpfully."Yeah, yeah, yeah! That's him! I was going to go say hello when I took a closer look, and I saw that he

Kevan's home was only a few minutes' drive away from Winston Hotel. He dragged things out on the road for a bit because he was feeling nervous. He only drove into Winston Hotel's parking lot after feeling less nervous. However, when he entered the hotel lobby, his heart was pounding.Sticking his hands in his pockets, Kevan rejected the lobby manager's friendly greeting, waiting by himself on the sofa reserved for guests to rest. He picked a spot that gave him the best view. He could see all guests that came out of the elevators and escalators from his angle.Playing the waiting game was not the easiest thing in the world, especially for Kevan as he was now. His hands were already sweating, and the muscles of his crossed legs were so taut beneath his trousers that one could see them through the fabric.As time passed, more people began to come downstairs.Every time the elevator stopped on the first floor, Kevan would straighten up to carefully identify each person. He did not even

After Yvette died, Kevan withdrew the people who were watching the hospital. That was why he missed such important news. He thought that if he had known earlier, it would have been better.He could take care of Yvette's funeral arrangements by sending a few people. Larissa would not need to drag her still-injured body back all the way from Aldovia to deal with this."Oh." However, he could only nod robotically now. After a pause, he asked hopefully, "Do you need my help?""No." Larissa finally spoke. Her response was fast. It was like she could not wait to get him away from her.Kevan froze. A cold feeling began to creep up his back, and it spread to every limb and bone in his body. He finally found his voice after a very long while and said, "Okay."It was one word, but it seemed to have taken up all of his strength.Lewis gazed at him deeply for a moment. When he passed by Kevan, he said in a very low voice that only he and Kevan could hear. "No need to be sad, Mr. Rogers. Lari

But Larissa was insistent. Yvette was her biological mother, after all. Even if she still hated Yvette, she could not allow her to just keep lying down here in the morgue with no one to take care of her funeral."We're here now." Larissa walked fast. "Let's finish this as soon as we can and leave." Her teeth were chattering from the cold. When she spoke, one could hear the sounds of her teeth chattering.Lewis sighed to himself on the inside but followed after her quickly.They had called the hospital to make an appointment, so there was someone waiting at the door to the morgue."Are you Yvette's family?" The young man in a doctor's outfit did not look happy. No one knew if it was because he had been waiting for a long time or if it was because working in a place like this was sure to affect his mood. His voice was also clearly annoyed."Yes!" Larissa replied very politely. She even smiled apologetically and said, "Sorry to keep you waiting.""Oh, I wasn't kept waiting." The you

The thermostat was turned on by Lewis before he left. He specifically set it to 82.4°F. The warm air brushed against the exposed side of her waist. Larissa tossed from the heat, but the skirt of the nightgown prevented her from moving well, and it rolled up further.Her head was heavy, and it was also throbbing. Her body felt like it was on fire. This made her realize that she probably had a fever.Her arm was so heavy that she could not lift it at all. Larissa made a lot of effort to pick up her phone that was charging in the bedside cabinet. She did not know who put her phone on Do Not Disturb because Lewis and Gary each called her once in the afternoon, but she did not hear them.Lewis even sent her a WhatsApp text. "I have dinner with a client, so order something for yourself if you're hungry. Don't wait for me."Looking at the time, Lewis must be at the dinner right now.Larissa was unwilling to disturb him while he was working. She did her best to crawl to the edge of the be

The act of unbuttoning was very difficult for her weak fingers, especially when she was holding the thermometer with one hand. Doing so with just one hand was very difficult. She tried several times, but the button seemed to be fighting with her. No matter what she did, the button refused to go through the hole.A few minutes later, Kevan could not stand the look on her face as she was on the verge of a breakdown. He bent down to unbutton her nightgown for her as fast as he could before quickly turning around. He stuck his hands in his pockets and stood there stiffly."Tell me when you're done. I'll help you check the time."Larissa's instincts were not sharp right now, but when his cold fingers brushed past her burning chest, it still made her body and heart shiver. Her temperature seemed to have risen up again, and she quickly looked away and focused on the thermometer.Five minutes passed, and Kevan soon had the thermometer in his hand. He studied the instrument carefully under

Larissa did not know how to describe what she felt right now. She should have felt happy in some way—Yvette losing her life because of her darling youngest daughter could only be described as "what went round comes round," and "karma was a bitch." There could be no better-fitting phrases than those.But the truth was, Larissa was not happy. In fact, her chest felt a little suffocated—she could not tell if it was because of Yvette or if it was a side effect of the fever.Larissa could not help but wonder if Yvette thought of her when she was at her life's end. Did she regret any of the things she did to Larissa before? Those tears that she cried, were any of it—even for a little bit—meant for Larissa?In the end … it was hard for Larissa to be at peace about Yvette's death. However, she would never get the right answers to her questions forever.Larissa lost her energy, and she fell asleep before the first IV bottle could be finished.Kevan entered from the living room, and the nur

"Thank you." Larissa's voice finally stopped sounding like a torn piece of paper, but it was still hoarse and ugly."... You're welcome." Kevan gazed at the now empty glass and removed his arm from her back. "I'll pour more water."Larissa clearly hated any physical contact with him. She clearly froze up because of his arm around her earlier. But when he removed his arm, her heart felt somewhat empty.She looked down, putting away all emotions she should not be having, and she muttered, "No need."Kevan froze.Larissa's quiet voice sounded behind him. "Where's Milly?" Milly was the nurse who was waiting outside.Kevan bit his lip and answered honestly, "She's resting in the living room.""Tell her to come in." Larissa clenched at the corner of the blanket, her head bowed very low. "She will help keep an eye on the drip. You can go back!"Although she did not like to trouble others, she would rather choose Milly over Kevan. There was no other reason—being with Milly would not be

"Milly?" After ending the call, Larissa raised her voice and called. The bedroom door was only half closed.Milly stuck her head inside and heard Larissa ask, "Is there anyone outside?"The person outside …Milly turned carefully to see—Kevan was looking at her too. He expressionlessly shook his head, and Milly got the message at once. "It's just me.""Oh." Larissa slumped into the head of the bed at once. Her grip tightened around her phone, and her thumb kept rubbing unconsciously at the screen.The phone's screen also kept lighting up and blacking out because of that. The camera happened to be pointed at her face, and the phone unlocked automatically. Larissa's thumb accidentally tapped on WhatsApp, and Kevan's chat was right there.After she went abroad to recover, the number of people who looked for her lessened a lot. Because of that, even though the last time she spoke to Kevan was more than half a month ago, his chat was still the first on the list.Larissa stared at K