Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 36

Mrs. Hardy’s sudden move shocked everyone present.

She wrapped her arms around Larissa’s legs and shook her entire body vigorously. Larissa had never seen such a scene before. For a moment, she was unsure whether she should turn and leave or help her up first.

Mrs. Hardy raised her head and looked at her tearfully.

“Lari, come with me to the hospital! Just come and see Travis!”

Lari?

How intimate.

This was the first time Mrs. Hardy had called her that.

Whatever illness Travis had, it must be serious.

to Mrs. Hardy, only she could save him

and needed her to donate her bone marrow for him? Or perhaps one of his organs had failed,

was, her answer was the same. “I’m not

go so far as to sacrifice herself for someone

she remembered very clearly how the Hardy family had treated her in the first

to leave when Mrs. Hardy crawled toward her on all fours and hugged

pressed against the outside of her thigh, snot and tears staining Larissa’s pants. “I know we’ve wronged you before. Travis has wronged you, but please!

Hardy’s grasp, but the

me, why don’t you go beg Amber to save his life? I dare

changed immediately. Anger and hatred filled her eyes, her voice ferocious as she spoke. “It’s all that evil bitch’s fault! If it hadn’t been for her, our Travis wouldn’t have-”

of onlookers grew.

front of them, but it didn’t stop

could she make an old woman kneel at

She’s gone too far!”

“Unbelievable!”

Larissa heard the sound of

In front of them, about three bystanders raised their phones and pointed them in her

online. Worse still, they might take the situation out of context and