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.

this?” Larissa tossed the papers back at him with a cold smile. “I’m telling you, Hardy,

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 tell me

The penmanship was one

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

beginning! And yet she had been kept in the dark until now!

managed to speak through gritted teeth. “I do not remember signing

anything, but she could not recall seeing

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

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

was only Travis’s name on it.

In an

the agreement. I still need to look after Amber at the hospital.

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

it, the house

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

gnashed

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

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

afraid. But she could not show it,

appeared on her face. “If they have decided to use

a low tone even as a hint of panic flickered through

words and quickly left the cafe while Travis was

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

on the property agreement really

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