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.

only she

Travis had leukemia and needed her to donate her bone marrow for him? Or perhaps one

matter what it was, her answer was the same. “I’m

far as to sacrifice herself

the Hardy family had treated

leave when Mrs. Hardy crawled toward her on

know we’ve wronged you before. Travis has wronged you, but please! Consider the fact that he was once your husband! I beg of you, think of your past relationship

of Mrs. Hardy’s grasp, but the moment she tried to move, the

have the time and energy to pester me, why don’t you go beg Amber to

mention 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

crowd of onlookers

the situation in front of them, but it didn’t stop them from pointing fingers and criticizing

lady’s problem? How could she make an old woman kneel at her feet?”

She’s gone too far!”

“Unbelievable!”

the sound of camera

the crowd. In front of them, about three

that those people would record the entire incident and post it online. Worse still, they might take the situation out of