Kevan did not hesitate in picking Larissa up—bridal style. He made sure that his arm was pinning her skirt in place to preserve her modesty.The hall became abuzz with chatter again.The guests came over with concern for Larissa's injury."Is Ms. Seymour alright?""Is she hurt?""Is it serious?""Get a doctor to take a look at it!"…Kevan still ignored everyone. He only asked Larissa, "Where's your room?"Larissa bore the pain as well as she could as she pointed to the stairs. "The second floor."Kevan turned and headed to the stairs. However, he had only made it there halfway when someone stopped him.Gary had blocked Kevan with Lewis with him."Mr. Rogers." Gary put on a fake smile, signaling Lewis to "grab" Larissa with his eyes. "We will take care of Lari. You don't need to trouble yourself anymore."Lewis had just taken one step forward when Kevan moved aside. He avoided Lewis' hand."I'll send her up." Unlike before, where he had always been accommodating, Kevan de

Kevan jolted hard, and his lips froze at Larissa's neck. However, his arms tightened around her and she had trouble breathing.Larissa sighed to herself and she lightly patted his back."So, you came to Westonia for a business trip?" She used a much more relaxing topic to try to change the room's atmosphere.Kevan did not respond though.Larissa waited for half a minute before she used an excuse for her own sake. "You did say that you were coming for a business trip."However, a few seconds later, Kevan said dully, "No."He was like Aster. They liked burying their faces in her neck. When they spoke, their lips rubbed against her skin, and it made her super uncomfortable.Larissa shifted a little and looked at Kevan in confusion. "Huh?"Kevan looked over to lock gazes with her too."I didn't come here for a business trip." He said it with such seriousness. "I came here specifically to see you."Larissa's heart skipped a beat. She hurriedly avoided his burning gaze as her voice

But soon, Larissa was confident again. She had nothing going on with Mike. Even if she did, Kevan had no right to care about it. He was no one to her!Suddenly, someone coughed from the door.Kevan and Larissa turned to look at the same time.Lewis was standing at the door, his fist raised to knock."Lewis!" Larissa's eyes were sparkling like she saw her savior.Lewis had just taken a step forward when Kevan glared at him coldly. Lewis' survival instincts made him stop. He said to Larissa at a very far distance, "I've called the family doctor over so he can see how bad you've hurt yourself.""Okay! Let him in quickly!" Larissa said hurriedly.Lewis called out the door. "Dr. Smith!"The family doctor came in with his first aid kit.Kevan frowned and asked unhappily, "There's no female doctor?"Larissa twisted her ankle. To figure out the extent of her injury, the doctor would have to touch her.The moment Kevan thought of a man touching Larissa's soft skin, his jealousy blew

Dr. Smith did not stay for long. The moment he left, Larissa leaned over to snatch the bottle of medicine away from Kevan. She waved to Lewis and called him over.Lewis glanced at the angry Kevan, who was now as still as a statue. When he passed by the latter, he walked faster.The smell of the medicine grew stronger.Lewis frowned in disgust. He wished he could plug his nose right now. "Hang on." He drew two pieces of tissue out of their box from the bedside table at the head of the bed. He wrapped the medicine bottle with them before he held it in his hand.The way Lewis was right now was a sharp contrast to Kevan from before. Larissa's feelings grew complicated. She thought about it before she said to Kevan, "Why don't you go down and chat with the other guests? I only need Lewis here."It was hard for Kevan to come here. Even if he did come for her, it was only beneficial for him to make connections with all the influential business people downstairs in the living room.Howev

Larissa forced herself to nod despite the pain. "Much better.""Good, then." Mike's voice was distant. It was even more distant than when they were talking earlier downstairs. "I know a skilled orthopedic doctor. If you need it, I can help you contact him.""No need!" Gary rejected him. Because Mike had defended Kevan earlier, Gary did not like Mike anymore. He was not nice to him. "Do you think our family doctor can't handle an injury like this?"Mike admitted his mistakes. "I was presumptuous. My apologies."To prevent Gary and Mike from fighting, Larissa shot a look at Lewis.Lewis got the hint and said to Mike, "Mike, before I came up, Mr. Brock of SouthSea Corporation seemed to be looking for you. I don't know why, but why don't you go see what's up?"Mike knew what was up too. "Okay." He agreed to it and put on an apologetic look on his face. "I'll be heading downstairs then."Gary did not reply, his face cold. He only spoke after Mike was gone, saying, "Is Mr. Brock of So

Lewis' question was too straightforward, and Larissa was not prepared."Huh?" Her eyes sparkled with something as she tried to fib. "I just thought that Dad was too much, so I said that to make him angry on purpose!""So, you feel nothing for Mr. Rogers?" Lewis pressed her.Larissa looked down. Her fingernails were digging into her palm. She did not want to let Lewis know how she felt. Still, she did not want to lie either.Lewis knew what a long silence meant. "I know your answer." His voice was mild. "Next time Uncle Gary does anything else, I'll help you."Larissa looked up. Lewis was not looking at her, and his expression was still normal."Don't tell Uncle Gary about this." He reminded her. "Otherwise, I'll be kicked out of the house."Larissa teared up because of how touched she felt.Although Lewis had always treated her like she was his biological sister, their relationship only formed because of Gary.She never expected Lewis to choose her when she was in conflict wit

Larissa waited for a long time with her phone, but she did not receive any news from Lewis.She could not help but send a text to him. "So? Has Kevan agreed to it?"There was still no response.Suddenly, the door opened and someone came in.Thinking that it was Lewis, Larissa began to complain. "Didn't you say that you'll send me a …" The last word went unsaid when she saw who it really was."Wait, why is it you?" She was so surprised.Kevan calmly said, "Lewis told me to send you home.""Huh?" Larissa was even more surprised than ever. "Didn't he say that I should stay?"Kevan went over to the bed and picked Larissa up while she was still confused. "He said that he has something going on tomorrow morning. So, he told me to send you to the company after sending Aster to school.""Oh, okay." Larissa was too embarrassed to be level-headed enough to figure out if Kevan was telling the truth or not.Kevan went downstairs with Larissa in his arms.The banquet downstairs had ended

Lewis' voice was very loud. Even if Larissa did not put her phone on speaker, Kevan could hear every single word Lewis said."What do you mean?" Larissa did not understand. "Didn't you tell him to take me home?" She looked at Kevan in the driver's seat in confusion. Kevan's face remained unchanged, but he pressed down harder on the gas pedal.Lewis suddenly was not angry anymore. His voice was much calmer than before. "I did tell him to bring you home."Larissa was confused. "What's going on?""I did tell Mr. Rogers to bring you home," Lewis said. "Uncle Gary was next to me earlier. I was afraid that he might kill me, so I had to act a bit."Larissa did not know why Lewis did not tell her before letting Kevan take her away. Still, she was reassured after she got confirmation from Lewis. At least, this was not some "kidnapping" scheme that Kevan planned."Text me once you get home. I'll be waiting for you at the company tomorrow. Just call me when you get there. I'll pick you

When Larissa entered the apartment, Wendy and Aster were screaming together. They were hugging each other for some reason. It nearly blew Larissa's eardrums out.Larissa turned on the lights. The warm yellow color lit up the space at once."What on earth are you doing at this time of the night instead of sleeping?" Larissa frowned. "Did you see a ghost or something?"Seeing that it was Larissa, Wendy and Aster let out a sigh of relief. They let go of each other."I was watching 'Kornan' with your son." Wendy's heart was still pounding. "It was so scary! I almost died because of it!"Aster immediately scorned her. "You're such a scaredy cat, Godma. It wasn't scary at all!""Who screamed because he was scared then?" Wendy did not spare his dignity as she pinched his nose. She scolded him, "Kid, if you lie, your nose will grow longer!"Aster batted her hands away. He touched his nose like he was checking to see if it grew longer.Larissa took one step forward. Kevan finally ente

As Aster was there, Larissa did not let Kevan carry her. She held his arm and hopped forward that way. Aster quickly ran over to her other side and supported her. He kept nagging her all the way from the entrance hall to the bedroom."Mommy, stop wearing heels!"You're an adult now, why are you so careless when walking?"How am I supposed to be okay with you going to work alone like that!"Aster straight up copied the way Larissa scolded him and scolded his own mother the same way.Larissa just sat on the bed when Aster kicked off his slippers and wiggled into the sheets next to her."You promised me that I could sleep with you tonight!" He was afraid that she would go back on her word, so he clutched at the sheets tightly and wrapped himself into a cocoon. Only his forehead and eyes were shown.Larissa gently poked at his forehead. "I know!" She smiled dotingly at him though she was helpless at his actions. "It's not like I've chased you away yet. But—" Glancing at Kevan who wa