Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 101

“Hurry up and close it? she told Kevan. His lever hadn’t subsided, and if he caught another cold, the doctor would give her an earful the

next day.

“It’s okay,” Kevan said and pulled the blanket lighter around himsell. “This will do. The stars look better without anything blocking the view.

Starry Mountain was very high, so high that Larissa lelt as if she were close enough to touch the stars. She reached out.

“It’s so beautiful” she said. Although she couldn’t touch them, her heart swelled with happiness. The negative emotions from Travis death were long since cast to the back of her mind.

Kevan turned to look at her. Her eyes were wide open, and she was smiling from ear to ear. The look of awe on her lace was unmistakable.

“I need to take a picture of this.” Larissa said and raised her phone to snap a few pictures swillly. Every picture she took was so beautiful.

that it didn’t need to be edited to be used as a screen wallpaper.

“I’ve been to Starry Mountain a few times, but I’ve never seen so many stars,” she said. Exclusive © material by Nô(/v)elDrama.Org.

*It rains here most of the time and even snows sometimes. Clear weather like this is one in a million,” said Kevan mildly. That was why Larissa didn’t know how long he had planned and waited for a one– in–a–million chance like this.

The high fever made Kevan very weak, Although he was covered with a blanket, he still started sneezing after ten minutes of being exposed to the cold wind. He sneezed non–stop. Larissa leaned over him and closed the trapdoor by force. When she leaned over, her chest was night above his head. If he just raised his head a little, he would touch her. In the end, he still suppressed the urge. He had plenty of time, he told himself.

Larissa made him take his medicine and checked his temperature again. It was above 38 degrees, which was still quite high, However, it was slowly going down after the medication. Therefore, she did not stay in his room. Listening to the doctor’s advice, she set a lew alarms that rang every two hours.

The first alarm was at 1 am. She fought against the weight of her eyelids and felt her way into Kevan’s room in the dark. The moment she pushed the door open, she heard him shout, “Lari! Lari? He sounded anxious and panicked. Her sleepiness vanished immediately as she switched on the bedside lamp and rushed to his side.

Kevan was burning up again, and his forehead was covered in sweat. His blanket had been kicked to the side. He kept tossing and tuming while shouting, “Lari Lari, with a pained expression.

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“Mr. Rogers! Mr. Rogers! Larissa shook him lightly on the shoulder, trying to wake him up from his nightmare.

“Lari!” Hearing her voice, he became even more worked–up. He failed his arms blindly, and when he touched her, he wrapped his arms around her tightly and pulled her into an embrace. Larissa fell onto the bed, taken by surprise,

Fortunately, the mattress was very soft and it didn’t hurt at all. Kevan tightened his embrace and rubbed his chin against her forehead. With his eyes tightly shut he muttered subconsciously, “Larl don’t

go

Larissa reached out to touch his waist and patted his back softly in confusion. “I stay with you. I’m not going anywhere,” she said.