Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 41

“You motherfucking crazy bitch! I let you have your way but you just keep pushing my limits!” Mr. Hardy shouted.

Larissa was afraid things would get out of hand, so she quickly stepped in and attempted to break up the fight. Mr. Hardy pushed her away roughly.

“Get out!” He yelled, the motions of his arms never ceasing.

The other patient in the room seemed to be used to their fights by now. Wordlessly, they closed the curtains around their bed. Out of sight, out of mind.

“Dad! Mom! Are you done embarrassing yourselves?” Travis shouted angrily, successfully bringing Mr. Hardy back to his senses.

He released his grip on Mrs. Hardy, but her eyes rolled to the back of her head and she fainted once again.

There was a large, red mark on her forehead, its color darker on her flushed face as a result of her fever. There was no doubt that Mr. Hardy had used a lot of force when he slammed her head against the wall earlier

“Could you please call the nurse in or press the call button on my bed for me?” Travis begged Larissa.

Larissa was just about to leave the room when Mr. Hardy rushed over to stop her.

Stay here. Don’t go

though he had a fight with Mrs. Hardy, he’d witnessed how hard she’d been working the past

door and shouted at the

quickly, a nurse rushed

on the floor,

asked as she knelt down to pull Mrs. Hardy up to

coldly. He didn’t even bother to give them a

knows what happened?” His voice

Chapter 41

her other side and replied, “She had a fever

repeated in

of them moved Mrs. Hardy to the bed Mr.

already gotten fluids, I’ll bring along two ice

the ice packs, but Mr. Hardy refused

going out for a smoke.” He said and left

the same. But met with the nurse’s earnest gaze, she couldn’t help but reach over and accept the

Mrs. Hardy’s bed and placed the ice packs on

his neck to

guess, for today,” he murmured, his eyes filled with apology.