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.

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

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 place where the signatures were meant to be and said, “Take a closer look, then tell me

flamboyant signature that said her name. The penmanship was one that she was

After a bit of calculating, it must have been shortly after

plotting against her since the beginning! And yet

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

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

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 obligation to

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

Travis’s name on it.

an instant,

the agreement. I still need to look after

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

it, the house is still mine. It’s

wasting time with you. Let’s see who can drag things out the

Travis gnashed his

on the table. She then picked up her bag and rose from her seat.

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

afraid. But she could not show it, or

on her face. “If they have decided

shifted a little. “Murder is against the law!” he hissed in a

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

any other reason but

the property agreement

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