Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 31

Travis did not want to argue with her. He replied softly, “I’m still working at the company. Is there something you need?”

“Travis Hardy, what kind of motherfucking bullshit are you talking about!” Amber cursed loudly. “I already asked your other colleagues, and they said you left an hour ago!”

Travis panicked. He hadn’t expected Amber to have set a trap for him to fall into.

“Tell me the truth, where are you now?” Amber demanded. “Are you in some cheap bitch’s bed?”

“I’m not,” he quickly denied. “What nonsense are you thinking? I was just tired from work so I went out for a drink with my friend.”

“Why did you lie about working overtime then?” Amber persisted.

After juggling his marriage to Larissa and his affair with Amber for so long, Travis had long mastered the skills of coming up with excuses on the spot.

“I just didn’t want you to misunderstand! Your emotions have been so unstable lately. If you get too worked up and drive yourself crazy, I’ll be the one to suffer!” he said softly.

Larissa. She wasn’t going to fall for it that easily.

you drinking with? Have him answer the phone.”

anxiously around the

an idea struck him. He said to the empty air,

“Just answer it. If you

suspicious.”

brother out, will you?”

a while before he told Amber, “He said he doesn’t know you too well and feels too embarrassed to

takes your words at face value? You have half an hour. If you

Travis‘ frustration resurfaced.

to go back, but he had

was rented under his name, and most of the furniture inside belonged to the tenant. If he let Amber destroy everything, he would

be broke when he was done

and, before he left, hoisted

think she would ever return to the bedroom she shared with

were married.

remember how she’d gotten there at

around the house and found that her and Travis‘ personal belongings were gone. All that was left were large pieces of furniture too heavy to be moved and some cheap