Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

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.

showing me this for? You want me to sign this?” Larissa tossed the papers back at him with a cold

the document and pushed it toward Larissa again. His index finger pointed at the place where the signatures were meant to be and said, “Take a closer

said her name. The penmanship was one

to be dated three months ago! After a bit of

beginning! And yet she had been kept

so angry that she was trembling. She finally managed to speak through gritted teeth. “I do not remember signing

conned her into signing anything, but she could not

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 obligation to give you even a

way—” Travis went on his phone for a moment before showing a photo

was only Travis’s name on it.

blankly at the image. In an instant, she

reality. “Hurry up and sign the agreement. I still need to look after Amber at the hospital. I don’t have time to waste with you here.”

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

don’t sign it, the house is still mine. It’s

sign it,” Larissa repeated. “I don’t mind wasting time with you. Let’s see who can drag things out

Travis gnashed his teeth.

table. She then picked up her bag and rose from her seat. Before she could take two steps further, Travis

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

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

and ask your parents—” A mocking smile appeared on her face. “If they have decided to use their own lives in

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

tossed out those words and quickly left the cafe while Travis

…

Not for any other reason but that she simply did not want to have anything

the signature on the property agreement really bothered