Larissa had been wondering how her phone could have shut off with 50% battery remaining. It turned out that it was because of Kevan's calls.

He normally never called her, only sending a text via WhatsApp when he was coming home late, but today …

He probably had something important to do. Otherwise, he would not have called her so many times.

Larissa quickly called him back, and he answered on the first ring.

"Where are you now?" Kevan's words were rushed, his voice low and cold.

Larissa had just opened her mouth, but Kevan had taken over without even giving her a chance to say hello.

"I'm at home."

She felt inexplicably guilty from how aggressive his aura was.

Kevan grunted in acknowledgment, and his voice was gentler than before. "I have something I need to deal with over here. Dylan will find you later. Stay with him and don't go anywhere else. Wait for me to come home."

Larissa had a fleeting moment of disillusionment—he seemed to have taken her for a child.

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