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.

how he used to deceive Larissa. She wasn’t going to

Have him answer the

looked anxiously around

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

answer it. If you don’t, she’s

suspicious.”

brother

while before he told Amber, “He said he doesn’t know you too well and feels too embarrassed to answer the phone.”

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 can find at home! You know as well as I do that I’m capable of doing that!”

Travis‘ frustration resurfaced.

go back, but he

and most of the furniture inside belonged to the tenant. If he let Amber destroy everything, he would be the

situation, they would pretty much be broke when he was done paying for the

and, before he left,

would ever return to

they were

remember how she’d gotten there

the house and found that her and Travis‘ personal belongings were gone. All that was left were large pieces of furniture too