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!”
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, then tell me if
said her name. The penmanship was one that she was most familiar with, and it did not seem like it
was shown to be dated three months ago! After a bit of calculating, it must have been shortly
They had been plotting against her since the beginning! And yet she
angry that she was trembling. She finally managed to speak
had conned her into signing anything, but she could not recall
of whether 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
by the way—” Travis went on his phone for a moment before showing a photo to Larissa. “I’ve
was only Travis’s name on it.
stared blankly at the image. In an instant, she was
agreement. I still need to look after Amber at the hospital. I don’t
light but firm. Before she figured out all the fishy stuff
“Even if you don’t sign it, the house is still mine.
it,” Larissa repeated. “I don’t mind wasting time with you.
gnashed his teeth.
out a 20-dollar bill and left it on the table. She then picked up
voice, his expression savage. “You know what my parents are like. Aren’t you afraid
course Larissa was afraid. But she could not show it, or else Travis would
and ask your parents—” A mocking smile appeared on her face. “If they have decided to use their own
in a low tone even as a hint of panic flickered through
words and quickly left
…
for any other reason but that she simply did not want to have anything to do with him
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