Chapter 997
Sweet Subterfuge
There wasnât much time from midâFebruary to May.
Kevan hired a highly reputable and wellâregarded team in the wedding industry.
It took him almost a week to communicate and discuss various ideas with them.
Although the effect he desired was challenging, the other party assured him theyâd do their best to deliver a satisfactory resull, On the other hand, Kevan asked a friend to help terminate Wendyâs adoption of Aster.
He also changed Asterâs legal name to âAlastair Rogersâ, getting him registered under the Rogers family.
Larissa didnât like Asterâs new name.
She fell that âAlastair and âRogersâ didnât blend well and sounded awkward.
Before officially registering the new name, she even had a disagreement with Kevan.
They argued about whether to change Asterâs sumame to âSeymourâ or keep it as âRogers.â
In the end, they let Aster decide.
Aster said without hesitation. âI want to have Daddyâs surname!â
This infuriated Larissa to the point where she wanted to sever their relationship on the spot!
The big family reunion dinner was undoubtedly the most significant festival for Caldorians.
When Larissa was in Aldovia, the place she lived will: Wendy didnât have many Caldorlans.
So, she could hardly feel the festive atmosphere there.
There were even a few times when she completely forget about it and just treated that day like any other.
But this year was different.
Kevanâs parents were extremely traditional Caldorians A week before the big family reunion dinner, Viclet look Aster to the supermarket every day.
They came back each time with the car trunk loaded with lood, dally necessities, toysâprelly much everything.
Schools in Caldor had already closed for the winter break.
Larissa and Kevan didnât rush to find a new kindergarten for Aster.
They allowed him to stay with Violet and experience the strong festive atmosphere that was absent in Westonia.
So, one day, Larissa wasnât surprised at all to hear Aster unconsciously humming the supermarketâs big family reunion dinner anthem.
As per the requirements, Larissa would email Lewis every day to update him on her work.
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Sometimes. If the emails werenât clear enough, she would hop on a video call their work and catch up on recent happenings.
As the big family reunion dinner was approaching, her conversations increasingly revolved around Lewis and Garyâs plans for the festival âAre you and my dad planning to stay in Westonia for the festival, or will you be In Barthan with us?â
In Aldavia, they didnât have a concept of the âbig family reunion dinnerâ, As such, there wasnât an extensive twoâweekâlong holiday like in Califor Lewisâ response was uncertain. âIt hasnât been confirmed yet. Currently, we donât have plans to go to Caldor.â
+15 BONOS It was a practice he hadnât changed for decades.
However, his way of celebrating wasnât as elaborate as in Caldor He would invite Lewis, his only family, to have a âreunion dinnerâ at home.
They would watch the reunion dinner TV celebration online together.
But this year, Larissa and Aster were in the picture.
So. Lewis didnât know how Gary would plan things.
âIf we decide to go to Bartham, I let you know right away.â
She tried persuading him, saying. âYou should bring my dad along! Itâs the big family reunion dinner!
Families should stay together!â
âThe company doesnât have time off for that festival. Weâre not as free as you think. We canât just drop everything and go.â he retorted as he stared at her.
She defended herself, Tm not free at all either, okay? Havenât you seen the emails I send you every day? My working hours might even be longer than yours!
However, she would also be on holiday in a few more days.
Workers were heading back to their hometowns for the festival So, she didnât need to supervise them by going there every day.
âAlright, bright youâre not free. i talk to Gary and see we can manage to squeeze out a couple of days.â
Lewis replied.