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!”

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

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

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

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

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

conned her into signing anything, but she could not recall

it. I’ve had this agreement notarized.” Travis refused to give her an explanation and simply emphasized the last few words. “You’ve given me

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

only Travis’s name

blankly at the image. In an instant, she

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

firm. Before she figured out all the fishy stuff in this deal, she would never let

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

repeated. “I don’t mind wasting time with you. Let’s

gnashed

a 20-dollar bill and left it on the table. She then picked up her bag and rose from her seat. Before she could take two steps further, Travis blocked

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

But she could not show it, or

“If they have

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

words and quickly left

…

for any other reason but that she simply

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