Sweet Subterfuge novel by Trina Duo novel Chapter 521

"Friendship first, competition comes second." She tried to indoctrinate them. "It's fine if you don't get first place."

Both males turned to look back at her with disapproving looks.

"Mommy, don't you dare hold us back!" Aster "warned" her.

Larissa was a bit angry. "Fine, I won't." She turned to leave. "Have fun on your own, you two! I'll be going now!"

"Hey—" Kevan reached out quickly to stop her.

Larissa was unable to pull the leg she put out in time, and her body fell back from the momentum right into Kevan's broad chest. Kevan wore a thin sports t-shirt, so his protruding pecs were rather obvious. The moment Larissa's back hit them, she felt them immediately.

Her face went beet-red in a second before she hurriedly straightened up and put some distance between herself and Kevan.

A few mothers nearby let out cries of amazement. Those who were familiar with Larissa came over to tease her. "That scene earlier was totally from a tv show!"

Larissa's blush deepened.

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The first station Aster chose was the sack race. One stepped into the sack, holding on to the top of it before hopping forward as fast as one could. Then, one would turn back at the turning point approximately 164 feet from where they started and go back to the starting point.

The whole family had to participate in this activity, and it utilized a relay mode, comparing the time it took for participants to return to the starting point. The shorter the time, the higher the points gained.

Larissa wanted to give up several times, thinking that she would rather just scoot herself back to the starting point. But when she thought of Aster's hopeful gaze, she forced herself to move her heavy body.

She was about to reach the finishing point in third place. The goal was right there, but she was unable to hop up when she tugged on the sack, and her body pitched forward uncontrollably.

The screams of the people nearby were shrill and loud. Larissa closed her eyes in hopeless fear when a pair of strong and steady arms caught her. The pain she anticipated did not come, and she was held suspended several inches off the ground.

"Woah!" A wave of exclamations drew the attention of others as they came over to see what was going on.

Larissa frantically got to her feet with Kevan's help. She had not regained her balance when Aster pointed at the other fathers who had reached the turning point and urged Kevan, "Daddy, hurry!"