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.

want me to sign this?” Larissa tossed the

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

said her name. The penmanship was one that she was most

ago! After a bit of calculating, it must have been shortly after

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

she was trembling. She finally managed to speak through gritted teeth. “I do not remember signing these

anything, but she could not recall seeing anything remotely like these papers about gifting property.

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

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

Travis’s

an instant, she was

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

out all the fishy stuff in this deal, she would

sign it, the house is still mine. It’s impossible to give

won’t sign it,” Larissa 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 steps further, Travis blocked

my parents are like. Aren’t you afraid they’ll cause a scene at your

But she could not show it, or else Travis would have

smile appeared on her face. “If they have decided to use their own lives in exchange for

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

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

…

Not for any other reason but that she simply did not

signature on the property agreement really bothered