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!”

the last page of the document and pushed it toward Larissa again. His index finger pointed at the place

a flamboyant signature that said her name. The penmanship was one that she was most familiar with, and it

three months ago! After a bit

been plotting against her since the beginning! And yet she had been kept in the dark until

she was trembling. She finally managed to speak through gritted teeth. “I

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

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 foot

went on his phone for a moment before showing a photo to Larissa. “I’ve completed the property transfer procedure. This is the new

Travis’s name on

image. In an instant,

the table 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 have

was light but firm. Before she figured out all the fishy stuff in this deal, she would never let Travis have

“Even if you don’t sign it, the house is

repeated. “I don’t mind wasting time with

gnashed his teeth.

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

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

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

smile appeared on her face. “If they

“Murder is against the law!” he hissed in a low tone even as a hint of panic flickered through

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

…

for any other reason but that she simply did

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