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.

so sorry. You’re the only one besides his parents to visit him in the hospital, and you’re a woman too, so

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

Larissa supposed there was a problem with his spine. And problems related to

Some of the nerves in his spinal cord were damaged too. He’ll probably be paralyzed for the rest of his life.” The nurse paused and glanced in the direction of 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

there as we don’t have any other available

not pay much attention to what the nurse said next. Her attention was entirely focused on the phrase “paralyzed for the

understood why Mrs. Hardy had been so

paralyzed. His life was pretty much over.

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

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

like they’d

returned

gone.

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

Hardy was shocked. “Where’s Larissa? Where did she go?” he asked Travis

hurriedly.

the bed, motionless, his