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 frustrated at all. In fact, 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, then tell

one

three months ago! After a bit of calculating, it must have

And yet she had been

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

signing anything, but she could not recall seeing

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

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

only Travis’s name on

the image. In an instant, she

“Hurry up and sign the agreement. I still need to look after Amber at the hospital. I don’t have

was light but firm. Before she figured out all the fishy

“Even if you don’t sign it, the house is still mine. It’s

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

Travis gnashed his

She then picked up her bag and rose

my parents are like. Aren’t you afraid they’ll cause a

could not show it, or else Travis would

“If they have

shifted a little. “Murder is against the law!” he hissed in a low tone even as a hint

them to try.” Larissa casually tossed out those words and quickly left the cafe while

…

other reason but that she simply

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