Sweet Subterfuge novel by Trina Duo
Chapter 357

Larissa's answer caused Kevan's heart to sink into his stomach. He had dared to hold on to some hope, wishing that she would say a few words to convince him otherwise. But reality dealt a fatal blow to him anyway.

"Tomorrow, then." Kevan's voice was deliberately casual.

It would be good to end this relationship faster because it meant that he would not have to dream about something so unattainable ever again.

Watching his relieved expression, Larissa clenched her fists. "Sure." She forced a smile onto her face. "I won't need your money. It's not like our marriage was real anyway, so to take half of your money at this stage would not make any sense. But ..." She licked her lips. "Could you please return my Muffin to me?"

Her somewhat humble plea caused Kevan's heart to shudder. However, he did not wish to change the kitten back, regardless of whether or not it was because of the current situation or due to his own selfishness.

"No," he said flatly, his face dark.

Although this refusal was within Larissa's expectations, hearing it from him really turned her heart to ice.

"Okay then." She did not press the issue. "I'll ... go back to my room and sleep. See you tomorrow morning."

Kevan was faster than her though, returning to his room with the kitten in his arms.

Staring at the closed door for quite a while, Larissa finally limped her way back to her room.

Kevan lay on the bed while the kitten lay on his chest. He raised one hand to block off the light that was too piercing for his eyes.

"Larissa... really did not love me, huh?" He smiled bitterly as he spoke. He seemed to be mumbling to himself while also seemingly speaking to the kitten who was sleeping lethargically from its cold. "I'm honestly so blind and stupid to have been in love with her for so many years."

"I don't want to love her anymore."

"But it's so hard. It's too hard."

"You must feel the same too, huh?"

"You knew that she didn't like you, that she didn't care about you, but you still wanted to show yourself to her to make her notice you and like you, right?"

"Do you know how pitiful you are like this?"

"Ha, pitiful indeed."

Kevan chuckled quietly to himself until the sound gradually faded away.

Larissa did not sleep that night. She got up from the bed with dark circles under her eyes. Worried that Kevan would notice that something was amiss, she applied a thick layer of foundation on her face, and even put on unprecedentedly thick makeup. When she walked out of the bedroom, Kevan was already sitting in the living room. He did not dress any differently from his usual style, and his hair was perfectly brushed.

People would think that he was going to get married, not divorced.

When he heard the noise, Kevan turned to look. Unlike her fragility, he looked fine and filled with energy. Larissa's despondent mood vanished in an instant. He could finally be with his dream girl after all this time, he was probably jubilant or something! And here she was, being all sad about it, what a total idiot!

"Let's go," she looked away and said with much frigidity.

They were waiting for the elevator when Kevan's phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw that it was Dylan calling.

"I'm answering this," he told Larissa, who just hummed lightly in response.

Kevan picked up the call, and Dylan's lively voice came through. "Kevan! I'm in Bartham! Come on and pick me up from the airport!"