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

one that she

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

since the beginning! And yet she had been

was so angry that she was trembling. She finally managed to speak through gritted

into signing anything, but she could not recall seeing anything remotely like these

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

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

only Travis’s name on it.

image. In an instant, she was

knuckles on the table and brought her back to reality. “Hurry up and sign the agreement. I still need to look after Amber at the

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

you don’t sign it, the house is still mine. It’s impossible to give it back

won’t sign it,” Larissa repeated. “I don’t mind wasting time with you. Let’s

Travis gnashed his

picked up her bag and rose from her seat.

savage. “You know what my parents are like. Aren’t you afraid they’ll cause a scene at your hotel again?”

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

her face. “If they have decided to use their own lives in exchange for

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

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

…

for any other reason but that she simply did not want

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