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!”

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

her name. The penmanship was one

months ago! After a bit of calculating, it must have been shortly after Amber got pregnant.

since the beginning! And yet she had been kept in the dark

that she was trembling. She finally managed to

into signing anything, but she

the last few words. “You’ve given me the house, so it’s mine. Based on the law,

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

Travis’s name on

blankly at the image. In an instant, she was

agreement. I still need to look after Amber at

voice was light but firm. Before she figured out all

you don’t sign it, the house

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

Travis gnashed his teeth.

She then picked up her bag and rose

lowered his voice, his expression savage. “You know what my parents are like. Aren’t you

was afraid. But she could not show it, or else Travis would have leverage over her.

parents—” A mocking smile appeared on her face. “If they have decided to

he hissed in a low tone even

out those words and quickly left the cafe while Travis was still

…

other reason but that she simply did not want

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