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.

for? You want me to sign this?” Larissa tossed the papers back at him with a cold smile. “I’m telling you, Hardy, dream

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

was a flamboyant signature that said her name. The penmanship was one that

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

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

to speak through gritted teeth. “I do not remember signing these papers.”

Travis had conned her into signing anything, but she

agreement notarized.” Travis refused to give her an explanation and simply emphasized the last few words. “You’ve given me the

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

Travis’s name

the image. In an instant,

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 to

was light but firm. Before she figured out all the fishy stuff in this deal, she would never

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

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

gnashed his

and left it on the table. She then picked up her bag and rose from

carefully.” He lowered his voice, his expression savage. “You know what my parents are like. Aren’t you

not show it, or else Travis

appeared on her face. “If they

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

to try.” Larissa casually tossed out those words

other reason but that she simply did not want

the signature on the property agreement really bothered her.

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