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 and marry

them, “If you ever bring this up

failed to see back then…was that he was

harm my daughter-in-law again?” An angry shout

toward the 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.

“Excuse me, I was the one who called this cab.

acting shamelessly. “Is your name on the car or

was no way she could reason with him. Instead, she called out to the driver directly. “Sir, it was

“Sir, I have, in

socket. His seething features were scary as he slapped the leather seat at the back and spoke, his voice trembling with rage. “I want to

helpless. “I took the lady’s order. If I fail to bring her to her destination, my money and credibility score will be

don’t take me to where I want to go, I’ll go up to your company and complain.

are you like this?” The driver’s temper was beginning to show. He got out of the car, went around to the back

not getting out.

his sleeves and shook his fists in Dick’s face. “Do you really think I don’t have the guts to hit

stopped him. “Forget it, sir. Forget it!”

was her feud with the Hardy family. She did not want