Sweet Subterfuge novel by Trina Duo novel Chapter 15

Kevan successfully got Travis to shut up. Choking, the latter managed to spit out, “Shameless bastard!” 

Kevan was unconcerned. He had lived for 34 years and had heard worse than this. The words “shameless bastard” had no effect on him at all. 

“Is there any use in being modest?” he retorted. “I’m sure the two of you know better than I do that sometimes being shameless is the key to success.” 

His sarcasm was obvious; Travis caught on to it immediately. 

“You!” Enraged, Travis let go of Amber and charged over. His fist aimed for Kevan’s face, but the latter caught it a few inches before it could land. 

“You’re biting off more than you can chew,” Kevan sneered coolly as he twisted Travis’ wrist, causing him to turn around. 

Kevan then kicked the back of Travis’ knee. With a thud, Travis was kneeling on the ground. 

Covering her mouth, Amber wailed shrilly, “Help! Help! There’s an attack! Someone’s assaulting my partner!” 

Her voice was rather irritating in the silence of the night. 

Kevan leveled a cold glare at her and growled, “Shut up! Or I’ll beat you up too!” 

Amber took a big step back. “How dare you!” She did her best to look fierce, but that did not shield the fear in her eyes. 

“You’ll find out later, won’t you?” Kevan smiled darkly as he yanked on Travis’ hair and stepped on his calf. A twist of his forefoot caused Travis to let out a piercing shriek. 

“Amber, call the police!” he cried. 

Coming to her senses, Amber reached for her phone, fumbling several times before she finally got it out. Before she could unlock it, however, Larissa snatched it and threw it on the ground. 

“My phone!” Amber let out a squawk of despair before she lunged at Larissa like a mad woman. 

Being pregnant, Amber was heavier than Larissa. So, when Larissa moved aside, Amber missed her target and fell flat on the ground. 

It was a pretty bad fall. There was no sound for a while before her soft whimpers finally made themselves known. 

Compared to loud howling, Amber’s current reaction was more alarming to Larissa. She hurriedly went to turn Amber over and crouched to check her condition. 

She was pale, and large beads of sweat were dripping down her forehead. Amber was also biting her lip hard and trembling incessantly, her hand pressed against her stomach while the other clutched at the hem of her shirt. 

Larissa noticed that a dark red patch had stained Amber’s light gray pants. 

“Shit!” she thought as she quickly whipped out her own phone to call emergency services. 

“Amber!” Travis cried tearfully. He used all the power he had in his body to free himself from Kevan’s clutches and practically flew to Amber’s side, holding her hand. 

“Hold on! Just hold on for a little while longer! You’ll be fine. I won’t let anything happen to you!” He comforted her softly. 

When he came over, Larissa let him have her space. Right now, she stood about two steps away and watched the couple with coldness in her eyes. 

History was repeating itself, but she was not as miserable as she was that night at the fancy restaurant. As a matter of fact, she felt nothing. 

Kevan stood next to her. However, she did not know when he had come over. 

“Are you cold?” he asked. 

As the question was not related to the situation before them, Larissa was stunned for two seconds before she replied, “A little.” 

Autumn had just begun. Hence, occasional cold winds were blowing in the night.