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,

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

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

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

against her since the beginning! And yet

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

signing anything, but she could not recall seeing anything remotely like these

simply emphasized the last few words. “You’ve given me the house,

a moment before showing a photo to Larissa. “I’ve

Travis’s name

an instant, she was unable

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

firm. Before she figured out all the fishy stuff in this deal, she would never let Travis have it

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

mind wasting time with you. Let’s see

Travis gnashed

on the table. She then picked up her bag and rose from her seat. Before she could take two steps further, Travis blocked her way.

what my parents are

Larissa was afraid. But she could not show

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

the law!” he hissed in a low tone even as a hint of panic

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

Not for any other reason but that she

signature on the property

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