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 . " I'm so sorry . You're the only one besides his parents to visit him in the hospital , and you're a woman too , so I just assumed , " the nurse apologized awkwardly , blushing as she placed the bill back . " It's fine . " Larissa remained her composure . " Oh , and- " 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 ? " Since he was in the spinal surgery ward , Larissa supposed there was a problem with his spine . And problems related to the spine - they sounded serious enough to her . " I heard he'd been in an accident and fractured his spine . 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 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 so great that the other patients in the ward who aren't bed- bound would get out of bed to watch . One of our patients even left the room because of them , and the other initially wanted to switch rooms , but was forced to stay there as we don't have any other available beds . " Larissa did not pay much attention to what the nurse said next . Her attention was entirely focused on the phrase " paralyzed for the rest of his life " . She suddenly understood why Mrs. Hardy had been so adamant about getting her to the hospital . Travis was paralyzed . His life was pretty much over . And from Mrs. Hardy's reaction to Amber , Larissa guessed that Amber was either the reason why Travis had been in an accident , or she'd completely ignored Travis after the accident . Mrs. Hardy had come looking for her because she had hoped that Larissa would be responsible for Travis for the rest of his life . She sneered coldly . It looked like they'd really thought this through . When Mr. Hardy finished smoking and returned to the ward , Larissa was already gone . Mrs. Hardy was still unconscious , and the ice pack on her forehead had slipped down to the side of her face . Mr. Hardy was shocked . " Where's Larissa ? Where did she go ? " he asked Travis hurriedly . Travis lay supine on the bed , motionless , his lifeless eyes staring blankly at the ceiling . " She left . " His tone was expressionless , resembling that of a zombie . Mr. Hardy immediately flew into a temper , the volume of his voice rising . " And you let her leave , just like that ? Do you even know how hard your mother has worked to get her in here ? " " Who asked you to go out for a smoke , then ? Travis mocked . " Do you think I could've stopped her in my current state ? " Mr. Hardy's face turned a violent shade of purple , his rage preventing him from speaking for a long time . " Just you wait ! " His hands shook as he pointed at Travis . " Wait till wakes up . See if she doesn't scream at you ! " your mother Travis ' expression remained unchanged , unaffected by his father's words in the