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.

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

that he could not hide. He turned to the last page of the document and pushed

signature that said her name. The penmanship was one that she was most familiar with, and it did not seem like it

the signature was shown to be dated three months ago! After a bit of calculating, it must have been shortly after Amber got pregnant.

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

so angry that she was trembling. She finally managed to speak through gritted

did not know how Travis had conned her into signing anything, but she could not recall

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

showing a photo to Larissa. “I’ve completed

was only Travis’s

stared blankly at the image. In an instant,

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

Before she figured out all the fishy stuff in this deal, she would

irritably. “Even if you don’t sign it, the house is

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

gnashed his teeth.

table. She then picked up her bag and rose from her seat. Before she

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

But she could not show it, or

they have decided to use their own lives

little. “Murder is against the law!” he hissed in a low tone even as a hint of panic

Larissa casually tossed out those words and quickly left the cafe

Travis. Not for any other reason but that she simply

signature on the property agreement really bothered

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