Sweet Subterfuge novel by Trina Duo novel Chapter 983

Kevan looked up and locked eyes with Larissa. "Come here." He reached out for her and spoke in a very soft voice.

Larissa went over to hold his hand tightly.

His hand was cold as usual, and it was actually colder as the thermostat in the hall was not turned on.

Larissa said nothing, and she did not ask either.

She only straightened up and stood next to Kevan.

Together, they accepted the respects paid by the guests.

Kevan's network of connections was too big.

There were so many guests that the funeral service only officially ended by the evening.

Larissa had stood with Kevan for a very long time, and she was wearing heels. Moreover, she had not drunk any water at all through the service, but she did not feel terrible.

It was likely because the pain she felt mentally was greater than the pain she felt physically, so her whole body was numb.

"Will you keep vigil tonight?" Larissa asked Kevan.

Bethany's body would be buried tomorrow. It would be placed here tonight.

Kevan shook his head. "No."

Bethany was not his real daughter. She was only a child that he was a little bit more familiar with compared to a stranger. This funeral service was only held because his parents had insisted on it.

"Are you tired?" Kevan asked Larissa with his eyes filled with concern.

"Just a little hungry." Larissa finally sensed the pain in her stomach. "Let's go eat somewhere."

"Okay." Kevan led her out of the hall.

As expected, Larissa's attention was distracted the moment Aster was mentioned.

"Is Aster okay? And Mrs. Rogers …"

Kevan felt nothing for Bethany, so he could be very calm in the face of her death. But Violet was different. She had truly raised Bethany for a time, and she had truly treated Bethany as her real granddaughter for a time.

Larissa could not imagine how badly Violet had suffered because of Bethany's death.

"Aster's fine. We didn't tell him, and he doesn't need to know anyway. As for my mom—" Kevan was silent for a few seconds. "She's very sad. But she needed to take care of Aster, so she did not come to the service today. We'll bring Aster home today, and she can send Bethany off tomorrow morning."

"Okay." Larissa sighed softly. "I'll take care of Aster tomorrow. You should send Bethany off too. After all, she called you 'Daddy' for so many years."

Bethany was the most innocent one in this whole mess. No matter the motives her real parents had when they gave birth to her, and no matter how her real parents had lied to her, Kevan was still her real father in her heart.

"I won't go." Kevan's expression remained unchanged, but his hand tightened around Larissa's. "I … I can't bear to face her."