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.

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

turned to the last page of the document and pushed it toward Larissa

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

be dated three months ago! After a bit of calculating, it must have

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

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

had conned her into signing anything, but she could

her an explanation and simply emphasized the last few words. “You’ve given me the house,

Travis went on his phone for a moment before showing a photo to Larissa.

was only Travis’s

the image. In an instant, she was unable to

her back to reality. “Hurry up and sign the agreement. I still need to look after Amber

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

don’t sign it, the

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

gnashed his teeth.

and took out a 20-dollar bill and left it on the table. She then picked up her bag and rose from her seat.

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

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

A mocking smile appeared on her face. “If they have decided to use their

in a low tone even as a hint of panic flickered through his eyes.

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

drag things out forever with Travis. Not for any other reason but that she simply did not

the property agreement really

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