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.

deceive Larissa. She wasn’t going to fall

with? Have him answer the phone.”

anxiously around

an idea struck him. He said to the empty air, “My wife wants to talk to

he said again, “Just answer it. If you don’t,

suspicious.”

brother out, will you?”

one–man show went on for a while before he told Amber, “He said he doesn’t

that stupid ex–wife of yours who takes your words at face value? You have half an hour. If you aren’t in front of me by then, I’ll break everything I

Travis‘ frustration resurfaced.

go back,

tenant. If he let Amber destroy everything, he

financial situation, they would pretty much be broke when he was done

and, before he left, hoisted

think she would ever return to the bedroom she shared with Travis

were

could not remember how she’d gotten there at all.

All that was left