Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 40

Chapter 40

The scream was from the patient in the next bed.

She shrunk into a corner, her voice trembling as she spoke. “Ma–Ma’am, don’t do it!”

Mrs. Hardy knelt on the ground, right in the middle of the spilled hot water.

In her hands was a silver shard from the shattered inner lining of the thermos, its sharpest end pointed toward her own neck.

“If you don’t come with me to see Travis, I will die right here! Right in front of you! I’ll let you feel that guilt for your entire life!” Her bloodshot eyes glared at Larissa, a resolute expression on her face.

Larissa had to admit, at that moment, she was truly afraid.

She had been so afraid that for a brief instant, she forgot how much Mrs. Hardy feared death, how truly manipulative and shameless she was. In her panic, she agreed to the woman’s request.

Travis had already passed the critical period and was transferred from the intensive care unit back to a regular ward in the spinal surgery department.

ward had three patients in one room, but the room Travis was in only had

patients.

on the empty bed, his loud

moved his neck to glance at the entrance.

Then, he froze.

that moment was completely beyond her expectations. He was bald, his head wrapped in bandages,

that he wasn’t doing

saw her, Travis‘ eyes filled with tears, and Larissa’s slender figure reflected within those clear irises. His lips trembled and his throat was constricted but he forced out two syllables after staring at her for a long

his throat had been scorched

him distantly. The passion in his eyes strengthened her impulse

she thought to herself.

sprinted out of the room if it hadn’t been for Mrs. Hardy

stood there, unmoving, for a long time, Mrs.

Mrs. Hardy followed

she

he replied, his eyes still pinned on

her backpack and stood against the wall

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