Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 7

“What the hell do you mean?” Larissa was no longer able to keep calm, and she leaped to her feet, scaring the waiter who had brought her drink over.

“Your—your lemon tea, miss.” The waiter put the cup on the table nervously, his eyes darting between the two before leaving. Even then, he kept turning back to look at them.

Having been interrupted like that, Larissa recognized that she was in a public setting and somewhat restrained her discontent.

“I paid the down payment, and I’ve been paying the monthly mortgage too. If the house has nothing to do with me, then who else could it belong to?” She struggled to keep her voice low enough so that only the two of them could hear.

Hearing this, Travis unhurriedly retrieved yet another document from his ever-present briefcase.

“Take a look at this.”

On the top of the first page, bold letters announced the document to be an agreement for the gifting of property. Larissa’s gaze stopped at the title for two seconds before she began reading quickly—

Gifter: Larissa Seymour (hereinafter referred to as Party A”)

Giftee: Travis Hardy (hereinafter referred to as Party B)

The gift was precisely the house that they lived in after their marriage.

“What are you showing me this for? You want me to sign this?” Larissa tossed the papers back at him with a cold smile. “I’m telling you, Hardy, dream on!”

could not hide. He turned to the last page of the document and pushed it toward Larissa again. His index finger pointed at the place where the signatures were meant to be and said, “Take a closer look, then tell me if I’m still

A” was a flamboyant signature that said her name. The penmanship was one that she was most familiar with, and it did not seem like it was

was shown to be dated three months ago! After a bit of calculating, it must

plotting against her since the beginning! And yet she had been kept in the dark until

she was trembling. She finally managed to speak through gritted teeth. “I do not remember signing

Travis had conned her into signing anything, but she could

had this agreement notarized.” Travis refused to give her an explanation and simply emphasized the last few words. “You’ve given me the house,

before showing a

only Travis’s name

stared blankly at the image. In an instant, she was unable to think.

her back to reality. “Hurry up and sign the agreement. I still need to look after Amber at the hospital. I don’t have time to waste with you

was light but firm. Before she figured out all the

sign it, the house

won’t sign it,” Larissa repeated. “I don’t mind wasting time with you. Let’s see who can drag things

gnashed his teeth.

She then picked up her bag and rose

my parents

afraid. But she could not show it, or else Travis would

back and ask your parents—” A mocking smile appeared on her face. “If they have

hissed in a

out those words and quickly left the cafe

…

Not for any other reason but that she simply did

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