Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

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.

you’re a woman too, so I just assumed,” the nurse apologized awkwardly, blushing as she placed

fine.” Larissa remained her composure. “Oh, and-” She prepared herself to voice the question she’d been harboring in her mind since she heard of

spinal surgery ward, Larissa supposed there was a problem with his spine. And problems related to the spine–they sounded

Travis‘ room. When she was certain that no one was coming out anytime soon, she lowered her voice and continued, “Poor Travis. They say he’s married, but ever since he’s been admitted, his wife has not been here once. It was always just his parents. They took care 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 even got physical a few times. Sometimes, the commotion would be so great that the other patients in the ward who aren’t bed- bound would get out of bed to watch. One of our patients even left the room because of them, and the other initially wanted to switch rooms, but was forced

don’t have any

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

Mrs. Hardy had been so adamant about getting her to the hospital.

life was pretty much over.

Amber was either the reason why

for her because she had hoped that Larissa would

looked like

finished smoking and returned to the

gone.

was still unconscious, and the ice pack on her forehead had slipped down to the side of her

“Where’s Larissa? Where did

hurriedly.

bed, motionless, his lifeless eyes staring blankly at the