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!”

not hide. He turned to the last page of the document and pushed it toward Larissa again.

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 forged.

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

since the beginning! And

trembling. She finally managed to speak

Travis had conned her into signing anything, but she could not recall seeing anything remotely like these papers about gifting

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 give you even a square

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

only Travis’s name

stared blankly at the image. In an instant, she

knuckles on the table and brought her back to reality. “Hurry up and sign the agreement. I still need to look after Amber

it,” Larissa said. Her voice was light but firm. Before she figured out all

sign it, the house is still mine. It’s impossible to give

with you. Let’s see who can drag

Travis gnashed his teeth.

ignored him and took out a 20-dollar bill and left it on the table. She then picked up her bag

his expression savage. “You know what my parents are like. Aren’t you afraid they’ll cause a scene at your hotel

show it, or

her face. “If they have decided to use their own lives in exchange for two

in a low tone even as a hint of panic flickered through

out those words

…

for any other reason but that she simply did not want to have

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