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.

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

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 Larissa again. His index finger pointed at the place where the signatures were meant to be and said, “Take a closer look, then

the words “Party A” was a flamboyant signature that said her name. The penmanship was one that

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

They had been plotting against her since the beginning! And yet

she was trembling. She finally managed to speak through gritted

signing anything, but she could not recall seeing

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.

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—”

only Travis’s name

at the image. In an

the agreement. I still need

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

serious?” Travis scowled irritably. “Even if you don’t sign it, the house is still

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

gnashed his

bill and left it on the table. She then picked up her bag

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

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

back and ask your parents—” A mocking smile appeared on her face. “If they have decided to use their

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 while Travis was still

…

forever with Travis. Not for any other reason but that she simply did not want to have anything

on the property agreement