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.

overthinking or not. He couldn’t help but feel that the remaining people in the private room were looking at him with open

who was already asleep on

thanked her and walked

hair tied

her with a strange feeling

beautiful. He wouldn’t have married her otherwise, even if it meant never having children in his

to him, but her performance in bed often left him

hooked by Amber’s passionate

thought 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

amped–up desire and reached out to grab hold of Larissa’s

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

had known nothing about the

a moment before guilt

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

rendered speechless.

slowly. He carried her all the way downstairs

already moved out of the house, and he’d long used unethical means to transfer the ownership of the house to his name.

he did not know where she