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

before. They knew their limits. At least, she did not find them that rowdy

only showed that he

over to eat,” she said, “I’ll leave once I’m finished.”

before saying, “Okay then.” He seemed

heart sank at that.

…

her cold. Not wanting to be outdone, she deliberately put on a full face of makeup and changed into a

people in his department, so they booked a private room with two large tables in it. When Larissa arrived, they had already

was sitting next to

her bag strap, Larissa smiled insincerely and greeted everyone while dropping a hand on Travis’s

she noticed that

stiff. He patted the empty seat next to him

closer to Travis before sitting down. She leaned against him naturally and held his

under his breath. “Don’t behave like that in front of

sneered to herself, but

at the table before raising their intertwined hands such that Travis’s wedding band could be

the crowd

on her face, her hands clenching at the ends of the

…

meal, Larissa went to the restroom.

touching up her makeup. The Chanel handbag was placed on the sink in front of her, and the YSL lipstick that she was

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

smirk appeared on her face. “My husband bought

Husband?

drew a paper towel out of the dispenser and asked while wiping her hands, “When did you get

when she locked eyes with Larissa through the mirror, a

a reception,

last year? That meant that she had been hooking up with