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.

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

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

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

was shown to be dated three months ago! After a bit of calculating, it

her since the beginning! And yet she

finally managed to speak through gritted teeth. “I do

know how Travis had conned her into signing anything, but she could not recall seeing anything remotely like these papers about

you did sign it. I’ve had this agreement notarized.” Travis refused to give her an explanation and simply emphasized the last few words.

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

Travis’s name on

the image. In an instant, she was

on the table and brought her back to 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

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

it, the house

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

gnashed

She then picked up her bag and rose from her seat. Before she could take two

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

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

“If they have decided to use their own lives in exchange

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

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

…

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

the signature on the property agreement really bothered her.