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.

he was simply overthinking or not. He couldn’t help but feel that the remaining people in the private room were looking at him with open disdain, as if they despised his

over there.” Larissa’s assistant pointed at Larissa, who was already asleep

her and walked over immediately.

was wearing a thin, V–neck sweater, her shoulder–length hair tied into a

her with a strange feeling

wouldn’t have married her otherwise, even if it meant never

attractive to him, but her performance

immediately hooked by

on and the longer he remained in his illicit yet gentle affair with Amber, the more disgusted he felt with Larissa, who didn’t

his amped–up desire and reached out to grab

assistant stopped him hurriedly. “Don’t touch Ms. Seymour’s shoulder! She was injured some time ago and just took off

nothing

for a moment before guilt rushed through

was not polite to him at all. She glanced at him sideways, her words sharp. “What kind of husband are you? How did you not notice these kinds of

was rendered speechless.

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

unethical means to transfer the ownership of the

that he did not know