Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 23

Larissa’s greatest flaw was her tendency to be overly forgiving.

Travis had gone so far as to say those kinds of things and did all those things for her. If she didn’t agree to get back together with him, she would appear to be too cold-

hearted.

Moreover, in reality, she couldn’t actually bear to be without him.

Later, when she married Travis, they’d bought a house together in Covenford.

His parents had initially suggested that they live together with the two of them, but Travis had refused adamantly.

His parents had blamed her for Travis’ refusal. They thought she had been the one to influence his decision. Their judgment and negative opinions toward her only further increased after that.

Furthermore, as she failed to get pregnant as time passed, Janine brought up her intentions to bring Larissa to a famous naturopathic doctor in their village when they returned home for the New Year. When she refused, the two of them started

divorce her

that time, Travis had scolded them severely. He’d told them, “If you ever bring this up with me again, I’ll

What she had failed to see back then…was that

are you doing here, you evil bitch? Are you here to harm my daughter-in-law again?” An angry shout jolted her

source of the commotion and saw Dick sitting in the back seat of the car, leaning out from the car door and glaring at her viciously.

I was the

acting shamelessly. “Is

there was no way she could reason with him. Instead, she called out

in fact, taken this lady’s

Dick’s eyes bulged from its socket. His seething features were scary as he slapped the

reason.” The cab driver was helpless. “I took the lady’s order. If I fail to bring

his expression obstinate. “If you don’t take me to where I want to go, I’ll go up to your company and complain. I’ll complain about you until they fire you!”

He got out of the car, went around to the back seat, and pointed at Dick. Are you

not getting out. Make me. Go on,

driver rolled up his sleeves and shook his fists in Dick’s face. “Do you really think I don’t have

him. “Forget it, sir.

her feud with the Hardy family. She did not want