Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 37

Larissa glanced at the collection bills in Mrs Hardy’s hands. The top most one alone was ten thousand dollars. If it all added up-

Seeing the hesitation on her face, Mrs. Hardy wiped away her tears and wailed again. “The nurse said, if we don’t pay soon, we’ll have to bring Travis home. Travis has suffered such serious injuries. It’s been a day, and his condition is still critical–if the hospital doesn’t let him stay, he’ll die! You’re his wife! You can’t just stand there and do nothing!”

Her last two sentences were extremely misleading. Many of the people queuing at the payment counter immediately cast looks filled with contempt and disdain at Larissa.

Larissa turned her back on them. She tried to not look at them to reduce the pressure she felt to be responsible for Travis condition.

She had already seen it all–when she had to deal with the Hardy family, saving herself from embarrassment was not an option.

She accepted the bills and flipped through them. From her rough calculations, they all amounted to about thirty thousand dollars.

Thirty thousand dollars wasn’t a lot to her, but it wasn’t exactly a small amount either.

She knew that if she’d just paid for Travis‘ medical bills now unconditionally, she would never get that money back from him nor his family.

So, she told Mrs. Hardy, “I’ll loan you the money, but you’ll have to write me a debt acknowledgment form.”

though she hadn’t understood a single word Larissa said. Or, even if she had understood her requests,

Her voice was very

the intense stares behind her and nodded. “Yes, I want you to write me a debt acknowledgement form,”

still unwilling, Larissa did not force her any further.

you don’t want to.” She passed the bills back to her. “Travis stole the ownership of a house from me. If you really don’t have the money to pay for

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care, sell that house.

intentionally. Let those people who couldn’t mind their own

could leave. Her head bobbed up and down, almost frantically. “I’ll write you that debt acknowledgement form! Don’t

had a notepad and a pen

Hardy wrote the acknowledgement slip and was done signing her name, Larissa folded the note and stored it carefully in a compartment in her backpack. Then, she followed Mrs. Hardy back to the payment counter and paid off the thirty thousand dollars of debt for Travis.

in the hospital was done, Larissa had

The medical expenses alone would cost us more than a few hundred dollars. Since neither of us is allowed to enter the intensive care unit, we have to pay

was apparent–she needed more

thought to herself that they really

fault, you should go and ask her to pay for it. If she refuses to, you can sue her. I’m sure if she really is

away from Mrs. Hardy and

very crowded, and they were quickly separated by the bustling activity. Just as Mrs. Hardy was about to run

had indeed been in an accident.