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!”

there was a triumphant smirk on his face that he 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,

flamboyant signature that said her name. The penmanship was one

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

had been plotting against her since the beginning! And yet

managed to speak through gritted teeth. “I do not remember signing

but she could not recall seeing anything remotely like

or not you remember, you did sign it. I’ve had this agreement notarized.” Travis refused to give her an explanation and simply emphasized the last few words. “You’ve given me the house, so it’s mine. Based on the law, I don’t have the obligation to

phone for a moment before showing a photo to Larissa. “I’ve completed the property transfer procedure. This

Travis’s name on

In an instant, she was unable to

agreement. I still

light but firm. Before she figured out all the fishy stuff in this deal, she would never

scowled irritably. “Even if you don’t sign it, the house is still

“I don’t mind wasting time with you. Let’s see

Travis gnashed

20-dollar bill and left it on the table. She then picked up her bag and rose from her seat. Before she could take two steps further, Travis

savage. “You know what my parents

But she could not show it, or else Travis

her face. “If they

expression shifted a little. “Murder is against the law!” he hissed in a low

try.” Larissa casually tossed out those words and quickly left the cafe while Travis was

…

Travis. Not for any other reason but that she simply

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