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

hide. He turned to the last page of the document and pushed it toward Larissa again. His index finger pointed at the place

A” was a flamboyant signature that said her name. The penmanship was one

After a bit of calculating, it

the beginning! And yet she had been kept

was trembling. She finally managed to speak through gritted teeth. “I

Travis had conned her into signing anything, but she could

an explanation and simply emphasized the last few words. “You’ve

a moment before showing a photo to Larissa.

Travis’s name on

at the image. In an instant, she was

the agreement. I still need

Before she figured out

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

“I don’t mind wasting time with you. Let’s see who can

gnashed

up her bag

He lowered his voice, his expression savage. “You know what my

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

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

a low tone even as a hint of

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

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

the signature on the property agreement

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