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.

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

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

that said her name. The penmanship was one that she

After a bit of

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

was so angry that she was trembling. She finally managed to speak through gritted teeth. “I do

had conned her into signing anything, but she could

or not 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. “You’ve given me the house, so it’s mine. Based on the law, I don’t have the obligation to

phone for a moment before showing a photo to Larissa. “I’ve completed the property transfer procedure. This is the new

only Travis’s name on it.

image. In an

and sign the agreement. I still need to look after Amber at the hospital. I don’t have time to

sign it,” Larissa said. Her voice was light but firm. Before she figured out

Travis 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 drag

gnashed his teeth.

picked up her bag

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

face. “If they have decided to use their own

he hissed in a low tone even as a hint of panic flickered through

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

reason but that she simply did not want to have anything to do with

signature on the property

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