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Chapter 823
“Don’t eat so much, you need to leave room in your stomach for the stew. I spent so much on sealood. We can’t let
them take advantage
of us.” Kevan said.
His stingy attitude amused Larissa. “Mr. Rogers, you have a net worth of over a hundred million dollars. Can’t you
be less stingy?” she said, giving him the side eye.
Kvan shrugged it off, “Well, we can’t let others take advantage of us.” He bent down and planted a kiss on Larissa’s
cheek. Giving her at cheeky smile, he whispered into her ear, “My money is only for my wile.”
His hot breath made Larissa blush red with embarassment. Trying to calm down her racing heart, Larissa turned
away stiffly. “Lewis and Marilyn are waiting for me to get them water.”
She grabbed two bottles of water from the fridge and almost fled from the kitchen.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtLewis and Marilyn were already seated on the sola. Although Wendy was usually lazy at home, she was enthusiastic
about hosting quests.
Larissa had only left for a few minutes before Wendy had filed the table with various snacks. They were the ones
that Kevan and Larissa
bought at the supermarket yesterday.
Wendy opened each package and offered them to the two guests. “Try this. It’s dried mango. It’s not too sweet!
Lewis declined her offer with a wave of his hand and Marilyn said, “I’m on a diet, so I can’t have any sweets.”
Wendy rolled her eyes and turned to Larissa. “Why is your lace so red?”
Larissa was taken aback but she quickly fanned herself with her hand. “It’s too hot in the kitchen.”
Wendy didn’t suspect anything and expressed concern for Kevan. “You’ve become so red after just a short while in
the kitchen. Kevan has been standing by the frying pan all this time. He must have been really uncomfortable!”
Larissa mumbled an excuse before handing the water to Lewis and Marilyn, who were seated on the sofa side by
side.
“Wait for a moment longer. There’s one more dish to prepare before we can start having our meal.”
Although Larissa and Wendy usually communicated in Caldorian, they switched to Aldavian so that Marilyn could
understand them.
Marilyn nodded to indicate that she wasn’t in a rush,
Lewis asked Larissa. “Is the stew ready?”
“What? Oh, I don’t know. I didn’t take a look just now.”
Larissa was surprised by his question. She quickly walked toward the kitchen and Lewis followed closely behind her.
Now that they were away from the crowd in the living room, Lewis leaned in from behind and warned Larissa in a
low whisper. “This is the
Last time. If you dare meddle in my allairs again, I will have Gary set up blind dates for you every day.”
Larissa stopped in her tracks when she heard his words. She was preparing to come up with an excuse
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAlas. Lews brushed past her.
When Kevan was done frying the pretzels, everyone finally gathered around the dining table.
Larissa initially wanted to seat Lewis and Marilyn together, but he saw through her intentions.
Lewis forcibly pulled Larissa to sit in between both of them.
Kevan, Aster, and Wendy sat on the other side of the table.
After Aster’s Introductions, Marilyn had a clear understanding of the relationships among the people in the room.
Wendy was Larissa’s classmate and roommate. She was also Aster’s mother.
Kevan was Aster’s father.
Larissa had also mentioned that he was her driver.
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Regardless, they seemed unusually close, which intrigued Marilyn.
Mr. Logan Jur or was usually reserved with the opposite sex. However, she witnessed him forcibly pulling Larissa to
sit beside him with a dark expression just now.
Marilyn lowered her head, dejection clouding her eyes.
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