Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 42

As soon as Larissa left Travis‘ room and went by the nurses‘ station, she was stopped by the nurse who’d given her the ice packs earlier.

“Oh, perfect timing.”

The nurse beckoned. Confused, Larissa walked over to her.

“Here!” The nurse handed her a bill. “You can pay downstairs.”

Larissa looked at the bill in her hands. It was yet another five–thousand–dollar bill.

“I think you’ve made a mistake.” She smiled at the nurse. “I’m not related to Travis. I think it’s better if you have his parents pay for this.”

“What?” The nurse was evidently surprised. “Aren’t you his wife? I heard his parents say he’s married, but his wife-” She hesitated, looking embarrassed.

Even though the nurse did not say anything else after that, Larissa was well aware that whatever the Hardys had said about her, it couldn’t have been flattering.

visit him in the hospital, and you’re a woman too, so I just assumed,” the nurse apologized awkwardly, blushing as she placed the bill back.

to voice the question she’d been harboring in her mind since she heard of Travis‘ accident. What kind of injury does Travis have

was a problem with his spine. And problems related to the spine–they sounded

of him, and, speaking of his parents, they look like good, honest people–they really do, but their tempers are simply unbelievable! They would start fighting in the ward, almost never for good reason, and they

have any other available beds.”

what the nurse said next. Her attention was entirely focused on the phrase “paralyzed

Mrs. Hardy had been so

paralyzed. His life

Amber was either the reason why Travis had been in an accident, or she’d completely ignored Travis

looking for her because she had hoped that Larissa would be responsible

sneered coldly. It looked like they’d

finished smoking and returned to the ward,

gone.

on her

Where did she go?” he asked

hurriedly.

the bed, motionless, his lifeless

ceiling.