Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 7

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.

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!”

pushed it toward Larissa again. His index finger pointed

said her 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 been shortly after

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

She finally managed to speak through gritted

she could

not you remember, you did sign 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 the house, so it’s mine. Based on the law, I don’t have the

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

Travis’s

image. In an instant, she was unable to

brought her back to reality. “Hurry up and sign the agreement. I

sign it,” Larissa said. Her voice was light but firm. Before she figured out all the fishy stuff in this deal, she

Travis scowled irritably. “Even if you don’t sign it, the house is still mine. It’s

time with you. Let’s

gnashed

and left it on the table. She then picked up her bag and

savage. “You know what my parents are like. Aren’t you afraid they’ll cause a

But she could not show it, or else Travis would have leverage over

“If they have decided

hissed in a low tone even as a hint

tossed out those words and

…

not actually drag things out forever with Travis. Not for any other reason but that she

signature on the property

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