Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 30

After Amber was discharged from the hospital, Travis still did not send his parents

away.

He terminated her lease for the one–bedroom apartment she used to live in and

rented a two–bedroom apartment to make it easier for his parents to stay and take

care of her.

As for himself, he started coming home later and later as time went on. Even when he had finished all of his tasks, he would create excuses to work overtime just to

avoid being on the receiving end of Amber’s sudden rages.

Today was no different.

When Travis arrived at the restaurant, most of Larissa’s colleagues had already dispersed, leaving only a few who were sober to accompany Larissa until his arrival.

help but feel that the remaining people in the private room were looking at him with open disdain, as if they despised

over there.” Larissa’s assistant pointed at Larissa, who was already asleep on a round table in

thanked her and walked over immediately.

her shoulder–length hair tied into a ponytail, revealing her

looked at her with a strange

her otherwise, even if it meant never

body were extremely attractive to him, but her performance in bed often left him disappointed.

he was immediately hooked by Amber’s

that he was capable of compartmentalizing his spirit and his body, but as time went on and the longer he remained in his illicit yet gentle affair with Amber, the more disgusted he felt with

out to grab hold of Larissa’s

Seymour’s shoulder! She was

nothing about the incident.

before

“What kind

was rendered speechless.

of her injury and lifted her slowly. He carried her all the way downstairs and let her lie in the back seat of

unethical means to transfer the ownership

that he did not