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!”

hide. He turned to the last page of the document and pushed it toward

name. The penmanship was one that she was most familiar with, and it did not seem like it was forged.

shown to be dated three months ago! After a bit

the beginning! And

angry that she was trembling. She finally managed to

signing anything, but she could not recall seeing anything remotely like these papers about gifting property.

refused to give her an explanation and simply emphasized the last few words. “You’ve

on his phone for a moment before showing a photo to Larissa. “I’ve completed

only Travis’s name on it.

stared blankly at the image. In an instant, she was unable

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

but firm. Before she figured out

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

don’t mind wasting time with

gnashed his teeth.

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

savage. “You know what my parents

afraid. But she could not show it, or else Travis would have

they have

against the law!” he hissed in a low tone even as a

them to try.” Larissa casually tossed out those words and quickly

…

with Travis. Not for any other reason but that she simply

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