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.

tossed the papers back at him

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

signature that said her name. The penmanship was one that she was most familiar with, and

the signature was shown to be dated three months ago! After a bit

had been plotting against her since the beginning! And yet

trembling. She finally managed to speak through gritted

she

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

way—” Travis went on his 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

stared blankly at the image. In an instant, she

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

light but firm. Before she figured out all the fishy

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

it,” Larissa repeated. “I don’t mind wasting time with you.

gnashed

She then picked up her bag and rose from her

carefully.” He lowered his voice, his expression savage. “You know what my parents are like.

course Larissa was afraid. But she could not show it, or else Travis would have leverage over her.

ask your parents—” A mocking smile appeared on her face. “If they have decided to use their own lives in exchange for two million dollars?”

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

can get them to try.” Larissa casually tossed out those words and

…

for any other reason but that she simply did not want to have anything to do with him

signature on the property agreement really bothered her.