Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 29

Travis licked his lips and spoke, his voice hoarse. “Please send me the address. I will be there shortly.”

Larissa’s assistant switched off the camera and sent over the restaurant’s address.

When they heard that Travis was coming over to pick Larissa up, the group started gossiping again.

“Looks like the two of them are still together!”

“Ms. Seymour really is patient! Her husband had an affair, and she still hasn’t divorced him!”

“What else can she do? Society puts more pressure on women than men. It’s harder to find a partner when you’re a divorced woman.”

“They have no children anyway. Based on Ms. Seymour’s looks and financial status alone, even if she was divorced, plenty of people would be lining up to pursue her, regardless!”

“Alright, alright,” Larissa’s assistant interrupted. “Regarding Ms. Seymour and her husband’s private matters, let’s all forget what we heard today. Don’t you all start spreading rumors about this outside of this room.”

still working

Amber had resigned from her position to recuperate at home. Travis also moved into her rental house

of them lived in separate houses, their relationship was very harmonious. They’d had very few arguments too. Yet, after spending more and more time together, conflicts naturally

work, so the two of them had decided to split the burden of doing household chores between them. Sometimes, when Travis‘ team had a project to launch, he would be so busy that he could only return home after three or four in the

with the realities of society. Moreover, she’d grown up in a household where she’d

if not all, household

almost run away in fright as soon as

with clothes, including those she had worn, those she hadn’t worn yet, underwear, jackets, coats, and overcoats–all of

fashion magazines she adored, there were also discarded

mess in her bedroom was even

and beauty products lay haphazardly on her dressing table. Various bottles had been overturned and spilled over, but Amber had not bothered to place. them back

an entire day trying to clean her house

it had returned

it multiple times. He’d advised her to clean her house at least once every

had promised to try, but she had never once followed through

could barely get six hours of sleep in three days. When he

had a big fight with Amber that night. In the end, it only stopped when Amber cried till she couldn’t breathe and yelled about the pain in her stomach. He had held and kissed and comforted her until she finally

seemed to have no intention of