Chapter 496
Sweet Subterfuge
Asterâs room had a double bed too. It was more thar enough for an adult and a child to sleep together.
Aster had fallen asleep earlier on, and Larissa lay on the other side of the bed, tossing and turning because she could not stop worrying about Kewan, who was sick.
By midnight, she could not stop herself and got up from the bed. She carefully snuck over and opened the master bedroom door. The orange night light at the head of the bed was turned on, and she was able to clearly see Kevanâs open eyes with its aid, Hearing the noise, he turned over to look. Their gazes locked, and an embarrassed smile appeared on Larissaâs face.
âYouâre not asker yet? She entered the room and closed the door, but let it open by a crack instead of closing it completely.
Kevan sal up slowly, his voice sounding pitiful Head hurts. Canât sleep.â
Larissa became alert at once. âDo you still have a favor?â She took a few steps closer and fell his forehead with her hand.
As she was in an airâconditioned room for a long time, her hand was coldâso cold that the temperature of it was lower than his. It was to the point that she could feel that his forehead was a lille hot âDo you want some lever medication?â she asked anx cust,.
Kevanâs lever had long since gone down, so he naturally did not need more medication, but he could not bear to give up on the care that she was giving him after so many years apart.
âSure.â he said.
Ever since sheâd had a child, Larissa always had a slash of frequently used medication ready in the house. She brought over fever medication and a cooling patch. âHere. These are all childrenâs medications, but please make do with them. If thereâs no ellect, just increase the dosage.â
Kevan swallowed a pill under her watchful gaze before letting her apply the cooling patch to his forehead. âCould you chat with me for a while?â he asked.
Larissa had no plans to leave anyway. Since he requested that she just went with the flow and agreed.
âSure.â She sat on the edge of the bed in a relaxed manner. âWhat would you like to chat about?
ay your n respects to him, right? You must know him then?â
Kevan thought about it. Letâs talk about my grandpa. You went to payy Larissa did not expect him to talk about this with her, and she was at a bit of a loss. Iâve met him a lew times,â she said. âThe truth is, Iâm not familar with him.â
If it were possible, she wished she could introduce Kewanâs grandfather to him properly. But sadly, she was unable to do so despite her willingness Ic.
âOh.â Kevanâs expression did not change much. She could not tell if he was disappointed or not.
âHowever-âLanssa bit her lip before telling him what she knew. âYour grandpa was a pretty good person, and he seemed to have a good relationship with you.â
âIs that so?â Kevan smiled faintly, but his eyes were lodom. âI donât remember anymore.â
Larissaâs heart strangely ached for him. Composing herself, she comforted him. âActually, not remembering things can be a blessing too. At least, you can forget all the sad things from the past.â
âBut youâd have forgotten the happy things too.â Kevan gazed at her deeply. âAs well as important people.â
Unexpectedly, Lanssa blurted out, âI de Ruby Cole?â
The moment she said that they both froze.
Kevan frowned sightly. âWell, I donât regret forgelling about her. I just wonder if I ever really Iked Ruby before.â
âOf course.â Larissaâs lone was certain. âYou liked her for so many years and had just been able to get together with her before your accident. But Their love story was riddled with hardships.