Sweet Subterfuge

Larissa Seymour only realized that Travis Hardy may have cheated on her after seeing the pile of pregnancy supplies in his Amazon shopping cart.

Back when Travis was wooing her, Larissa had told him frankly that she had no desire to have children. Travis was the one who said, “That’s fine. It’s even better if it’s just the two of us.” Only then did Larissa agree to be with him, and they got married.

So, the pregnancy supplies were definitely not for her.

Larissa thought for a moment. Of all the relatives and friends Travis had, the only one who had recently gotten pregnant was a female subordinate of his, Amber Fox.

The last time their department had hosted a team gathering, she’d forgotten her keys and gone to Travis for his. She saw Amber rubbing the tiny bump on her stomach while sitting next to Travis. Their postures were definitely more intimate compared to their other colleagues.

Larissa had not felt comfortable with it then, but when Amber greeted her graciously, she thought that she was reading into it too much. But now…

A sudden thought occurred to her, and she quickly checked Travis’s previous orders.

Aside from the same pregnancy supplies in the shopping cart, there were also all sorts of luxury cosmetics and skincare products, as well as a limited-edition Chanel handbag.

If she remembered correctly, Amber had had that very Chanel handbag with her that day.

Having connected all the dots, Larissa felt her scalp tingle, as if someone had pulled hard on her hair. Her chest felt tight too, and she nearly had trouble breathing. At the same time, she also had a little bit of hope—what if… What if…this was all just a coincidence?

Larissa was not desperate to confront Travis.

Today was the last Friday of the month. As usual, their department was going to host a team gathering again. She called Travis and asked if he was allowed to bring family with him.

“I don’t feel like cooking today.”

She had caught a cold two days ago. It had gotten worse today, so she had taken the day off to rest at home. Travis knew this.

rowdy, you know. Your headache might get worse,” he said.

They knew their limits. At least,

reaction only showed that he had something to hide.

to eat,” she said, “I’ll leave once

moment before saying, “Okay then.”

sank at that.

…

put on a full face of makeup and changed into a tight

place where Travis and his subordinates were gathered was a fancy restaurant. There were many people in his department, so they

sitting

tightening on her bag strap, Larissa smiled insincerely and greeted everyone while

her peripheral vision, she noticed that Amber’s smile had vanished.

the empty seat next to

sitting down. She leaned against him naturally and held his hand. Travis instinctively tried to pull his hand back, but Larissa had it firmly in

Travis complained under his breath. “Don’t behave like that

to herself, but her smile remained

the others at the table before raising their intertwined hands such that Travis’s wedding band could be seen. She then asked,

nah! We don’t mind!” the crowd chorused as

clenching

…

through the meal, Larissa went to the restroom.

happened to be touching up her makeup. The Chanel handbag was placed on the sink in front of her, and the YSL lipstick that she was holding was the same one that Larissa saw in Travis’s

her hands under the tap, Larissa casually said, “Amber, your Chanel’s a limited-edition bag, right? I wanted to get one too,

Amber’s movements paused as a slight smirk appeared on her face. “My husband bought this handbag online for me via assisted

Husband?

out of the dispenser and asked while wiping her hands, “When did you get married? I’ve never heard Travis say anything about that. How come you

Larissa through the mirror, a

year. We never hosted a reception, so we

last year? That meant that she had been hooking up with Travis for a year!