Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 99

After hanging up, Larissa realized that Kevan was staring at her.

The two of them had been very close. Her conversation with the nurse earlier had been overheard by him

entirely.

“Do you want to go?” he asked her.

“No.” Her reply was swift with no trace of hesitation in her voice.

Kevan sighed in relief.

Still, he couldn’t help but ask, “Because there’s no cable car?”

“I wouldn’t go even if there was.” Larissa wiped away the few drops of tears leaking through the corner of her eyes as she spoke, her expression blank.

She most probably wouldn’t be attending his funeral either–if only to avoid encountering his family members.

Seeing her tears, Kevan’s heart sank.

“Are you sad that he’s no longer alive?”

“A bit.” Larissa’s answer was frank. “We were once husband and wife after all.”

you were once husband and wife? Don’t forget that good husband of yours was the one who’d gotten

her. “Can we not talk

his tone becoming even more unpleasant. “You’re still devoted to him! You

with Travis had always been a sore spot of hers. Moreover,

was just about to turn away and leave when she spotted the needle on the back of his palm and resisted the urge.

scrolled through her phone, her head down.

to him

very uncomfortable.

he felt was even worse than that of

but he couldn’t bring himself to set aside his pride and make amends with her.

th

two of them found themselves at a

at the IV bag above him–the solution within had

Chapter 99

called the doctor. “The IV’s almost

arrived very quickly and

He

and Larissa hurriedly pressed the cotton ball onto the entrance wound of

by his actions and struggled to break

his body weak. He could barely muster the strength to exert enough force, and his previous grip

cotton ball fell onto the bed. Blood trickled out from

hell was that?” The doctor glared at Larissa. “Didn’t I tell you to press it

Larissa inexplicably panicked and, to some degree,