Kevan wished that he did not need to take his hand out of hers. When his hand was empty again, it felt like he left half of his heart behind too.Larissa did not stop him this time. She could go without breakfast, but Aster could not.While Kevan was making breakfast in the kitchen, Larissa got out of bed and went through her morning routine. After that, she grabbed her work things and went to Wendy's room.Having been distracted by the father and son last night, Larissa had forgotten that she wanted to focus on her work. Although she was still uncomfortable because of the cold, her fever was gone. But she could not fall asleep again even if she wanted to.It was better to finish the slideshow instead.It did not take long for someone to knock on the door. Larissa closed her laptop and stuffed it under the blanket with her documents."Who is it?" she asked."Me." Kevan pushed open the door. There was a tray in his hands. "I made chicken soup." He placed the tray on the bedside t

Kevan stared at her. He did not say anything, but his emotions were overflowing from his eyes."I know it hasn't been a week yet. But—" He licked his lips out of nervousness and held her hands instead. His voice was hoarse as he asked, "Do you have an answer already?"Larissa froze at once. She did not think that he would mention this. She had been counting the days. There were still three days left before the week was up. Larissa was not someone who dragged out decisions, but this specific decision was hard for her.She wanted to wait. But … Kevan could not seem to wait any longer."I …" She lowered her head. She did not know what to say.Kevan's bright eyes dulled at once. He did not plan to rush her. He knew that she still held things against him, and knew that this would not disappear so quickly.He was willing to give her time to process everything. But he could feel that she did care about him through her attitude today. And the reason that she cared about him—The more he

Larissa sneakily went to the door. She pressed herself against the door to listen to what was happening outside.The living room seemed to be empty.Larissa rejoiced. She planned to get her laptop and documents back in secret without Kevan noticing.Alas, the moment she opened the room door, she heard the sound of the next door opening too."Mommy!" Aster shouted, "You're awake!"Larissa's heart skipped a beat. Her expression showed some annoyance at the untimeliness of her son's appearance.Kevan followed behind Aster. He looked at her, his eyes stopping at a specific place before they quickly moved away. His expression became somewhat unnatural too.Larissa was confused as she touched her face. Still, before she could figure out what was wrong, Aster shouted out the problem. "Mommy! Why is your mouth swollen?!"Larissa froze.Aster was young. He screamed, "Did you trip on your mouth? Did a mosquito bite you? Are there even mosquitoes in winter?"Larissa covered her mouth an

Larissa hated taking pictures. This weird quirk was because of a very unhappy experience from her childhood.The Seymours were a typical rich family. When the first compact camera was just invented, Lana owned one when she was still in elementary school.Children were always curious about new things. As a result, whenever Lana ran around the Seymour Mansion taking pictures with her camera, Larissa would sometimes secretly watch Lana from her bedroom door.The camera film only had twenty snaps per film roll. The Seymours did not have a special darkroom, and it was rare for the photo studios on the streets to have one too.So, Lana always took several photos on several film rolls, and a driver would take them all to a photo studio several miles away to get them developed. After that, the photos would be brought home.Lana was young. The camera was more like a toy to her. She took very random photos, so there were too many films that were either too bright or too blurry. The photos c

Hearing the noise, Kevan threw down the spatula and ran out of the kitchen."What's wrong?" He was still wearing the apron with flowers printed on it. Larissa was already used to the comical sight of him wearing that apron."I'm. Fine." Larissa coughed out the two words with difficulty. She coughed so hard that she bent over with a hand on her chest.Kevan quickly poured a glass of warm water and pushed it into her hand.Larissa moved to the balcony. She pulled off her mask to drink the water.Having managed to calm down, Larissa glared sharply at the two guys who were watching her a far distance away. She said, "You two stay away from me!"Seeing that Kevan was going to walk over to where she was, she pointed a finger at him and shouted, "Especially you! Don't you dare come close!"Kevan frowned and stared at her in confusion. He did not understand why within a few short hours, she went from willingly hugging him to sleep to hating him so much she had to avoid him.Larissa's f

Kevan did not avoid Larissa's attacks. He just stood there and used his chest to bear it all.Larissa was really angry. She used a great deal of her strength to throw the pillow, but she did not expect that Kevan would just stand there and let her beat him.So, when she saw him sway dangerously, her guilt swallowed the rage from before, and words of concern escaped her mouth. "Are you okay?"The pillow fell off Kevan's body. He gripped his chest with pain, and there was a painful expression on his face.Larissa panicked even more. She threw the blanket off and got closer to him."Does it hurt?" she asked anxiously as she sat on her legs in front of him. She did not know what to do all of a sudden.Kevan did not say a single word as he gritted his teeth. He seemed to be in the greatest pain possible."Sorry …" Larissa's forehead began to sweat from her panic. She reached out to rub his chest but realized halfway through that this was not suitable.But she had not even pulled her

Larissa could sense the way Kevan treated her differently. But she was not sure if the difference in treatment was because of her or because of Aster.After all, he knew from the beginning that Aster was his son. Maybe his actions of pleasing her were all because of giving Aster a complete family.But that picture—Larissa rolled out of bed and quickly stormed out of the door. She scared the two people watching a cartoon on the couch. They turned around to stare at her."Mommy, have you finished eating?" Aster asked first."Not yet." Larissa forced a smile out with great difficulty. "I'm looking for your daddy." As she spoke, she looked at Kevan. "Come to the study with me."Kevan gave the remote control to Aster. As he stood up, he put his hand on the kid's head. "Watch by yourself, then shower and go to sleep when it's time. Do you understand?"Aster nodded. "Got it!" He smiled slyly like a fox. His eyes were sparkling. "Don't mind me. Chat for as long as you want!"Larissa g

Larissa licked her lips in disappointment as she muttered, "Then how the hell did you even know me …"Her high school life was incredibly simple. In order to get into an important university and change her fate by escaping the Seymour family, she spent every single moment of her life studying.Any free time she had she was studying at home and revising her work. She never wasted time on anything else. In other words, Kevan could not have known her at all unless he was in the same school as her.Larissa's blank expression did not seem fake. Kevan's tense feelings relaxed again. He had been excited and happy then because he thought she finally remembered him. But in the end, she did not, and disappointment took over Kevan.He'd had her in his heart for so many years. He thought of her every day and night and never forgot about her. He thought that he was special to her at least.But now he realized that he was only a random nobody to her. He never mattered in her life."I didn'

It was not a problem if Aster saw Larissa's picture. But if Aster told Wendy about it—Larissa could imagine how Wendy would laugh at her and what face she would make."I'll take the pictures for you now, okay?" She gave in helplessly.Kevan stood there and watched her. "Sure."Larissa pressed her lips together and raised her phone. She pointed the front camera at herself and randomly snapped a few shots.Her phone was an old one from last year. The front camera was not really good, and it did not have any pretty filter functions. Combined with her randomness—none of the pictures could be used.Kevan stared at her phone's photo album, and his frown grew deeper."I don't mean to force you to take pictures." He returned Larissa's phone to her. "If you're not willing …""I'm willing!" Larissa interrupted him. "I'll retake the pictures until you're satisfied. Okay?"Kevan looked hesitant."I'll take the pictures in whatever way you want!" Larissa patted her chest in promise."Fi

Larissa's body froze. She turned around to look at Aster.Aster seemed rather angry as he stared at Larissa with disapproval.Larissa quickly let go of Kevan. She was about to explain when the kid said, "You guys are not hugging me!" He pouted. Larissa found his hurt look very funny.Kevan was the calmest out of all three of them. He waved to Aster and said, "Come here."Aster's eyes lit up at once, and he ran to Kevan.Kevan gave Larissa his laptop and bent down to hug Aster.Aster hugged Kevan and left a big, wet kiss on his cheek. "Daddy's the best!"Kevan glanced at Larissa, who had a complicated look on her face as she stood there. He purposely asked Aster, "Is Mommy not good?""Mommy is good too!" Aster always liked to flatter his mother. He naturally would not "disrespect" her now. He quickly reached out to Larissa after saying that, adding, "I want Mommy's hug too!"Larissa let her son drag her over. Aster's arms were hugging both Kevan and Larissa. It made the thr