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.

according to Mrs. Hardy, only she could

to donate her bone marrow

her answer was the

a saint. She wouldn’t go so far as to sacrifice herself

the Hardy family had treated

leave when Mrs. Hardy crawled toward her on all fours

was 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! Consider the fact that he was

her leg out of Mrs. Hardy’s grasp, but the moment she tried to move, the old woman’s arms wrapped around her with renewed

beg Amber to save

her name to me!” Mrs. Hardy’s face 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-” Her voice trailed off

of

bystanders had no context of the situation in front of them,

How could she make an old

gone too far!”

“Unbelievable!”

heard the sound of camera shutters

crowd. In front of them, about

would record the entire incident and post it online. Worse still, they might take the situation out of context and force