Chapter 424
Sweet Subterfuge
Larissa didnât have a warm welcome for Dylan when she opened the door.
She stood at the door, showing no intention of letting him in, âWhat are you here for?â she asked.
Dylan replied honestly. âAster invited me to come over Larissa turned around to look at the little trait in her house.
When Aster heard Dylanâs voice, he exclaimed with joy. âUncle Dylan!â
He ran over to the door happily and squeezed Larissa aside.
Grabbing Dylanâs hand warmly, he dragged him into the house.
Dylan gave Larissa a helpless glance, but he was also a little smug about Asterâs fondness for him.
Larissa burned with anger, but when she saw how much Aster adored Dylan, she could not bear to disappoint him and suppressed the impuse to kics Dylan out.
Nonchalantly, Dylan plopped onto the sofa and placed Aster on his leo.
He tenderly caressed Acterâs face and inspected the spots closely, murmuring, âWhat a pity! Why did you have to get chickenpox?
Aster shook his head vigorously. Tim totally not pitiful! Apart from being a little itchy, I donât feel sick at all! Itâs true!â
As he said that, Aster turned around and glanced at Larissa Larissa knew that he was trying to reassure her, thatâs why he said that deliberately.
Her heart warmed at Asterâs concern and her cold attitude toward Dylan softened as wel.
âDo you want anything to drink? We have juice and coffee.â she asked Dylan, The Juice was for Aster, and she was woing to have some coffer.
âCan I gel a cup of hot water, please? My throat has been giving me some trouble these past two days.â
With a frown, Dylan pressed his hand against his throat Although she found it troublesome, Larissa did not refuse his request. âAlright, then youâll have to wait a moment. I go and boll some water for you.â
As soon as she entered the kitchen, Dylan took out his phone quickly and tock photos of Aslerâs lace, neck and arms.
Because of how close up those photos were, the blisters from chickenpox looked particularly horrifying.
He switly sent the photos to someone and deleted them immediately from his phone, acting as I nothing had happened, Aster had gotten used to his strange behavior and paid him no mind.
He already had an understanding with Dylan that whatever happened between them was secrel especially toward Larissa.
When Larissa emerged from the kitchen with a cup of hot water, she found Dylan and Aster around the coffee table, engressed with some building blocks, The blocks were soviously new, and the packaging had been tossed aside casually.
âSorry to trouble you.â Larissa placed the cup on the rollee lable, close to Dylan. âAster already has lots of toys, so thereâs no need to buy him any more.â
Although Larissa and Wendy were frugal with themselves, they never compromised or Asterâs needs.
Since birth, he had the best in terms of food, clothing, and other needs that were within their financial capablities.
Their home in Westonia was filled with boxes of Asters boys.
âWhich child would complain about having too many toys? Dylan put down the unlinished model in his hand and took a sip of water.â Besides, I came to visit, and itâs my first time coming to your house. It would be impolite to come emptyâhanded right?â
What he didnât say was that these building blocks werenât bought by him. He was merely running errands for someone else.
In fact in Kevanâs house, there was a room dedicated to storing the wide variety of toys that Kevan bought for Aster The prices of the toys range from a few hundred to thousands of dollars, some of which even made Dylan envious Larissa didnât say anything more Bored, she sat there and watched them play for a while.
âYou two continue playing. I need to check my emails in the study.â
Although she wasnât at the hotel during her days off, she would still work from home, however, the workload was considerably lighter than usual It would only take her one or two hours to complete her work When Dylan heard the sound of the door closing, he took out his phone again.
This time, he wasnât taking pictures, but recording a video.
âAster, wave in my direction,â he instructed Aster.
Obediently, Aster waved at the camera.