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 the

herself to voice the question she’d been harboring in her mind since she heard

with his spine. And problems related to the spine–they sounded serious enough to

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

don’t have any

the nurse said next. Her attention was entirely focused on the

had been so adamant

was paralyzed. His life was

reaction to Amber, Larissa guessed that Amber was either the reason why

hoped that Larissa would be responsible

It looked like

returned to

gone.

on her forehead had

was shocked. “Where’s Larissa? Where

hurriedly.

motionless, his lifeless eyes staring blankly at