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.

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 very

Seymour is over there.” Larissa’s assistant pointed at Larissa, who was already asleep on a

thanked her and

thin, V–neck sweater, her shoulder–length hair tied

her with a strange feeling

even if it meant never having children

to him, but her performance

he was immediately hooked by Amber’s passionate

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

restrained his amped–up desire and reached out to grab hold of

hurriedly. “Don’t touch Ms. Seymour’s shoulder! She was injured some

had known nothing

before guilt rushed through his body.

him sideways, her words sharp. “What kind of husband are you?

was rendered

avoided the site of her injury and lifted her slowly. He carried her all the way downstairs and let

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

that he did not know where she currently