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.

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

signature that said her name. The penmanship was one that she was most familiar with, and it did not

dated three months ago! After a

beginning! And yet she had been kept in the

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

but she could not recall

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

Travis went on his phone for a moment before showing a photo to Larissa. “I’ve

only Travis’s name on

stared blankly at the image. In an instant, she was unable to

up and sign the agreement. I still need to look after Amber at the hospital. I don’t have

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

sign it, the house is still

mind wasting time with

Travis gnashed his teeth.

him and took out a 20-dollar bill and left it on the table. She then picked up her bag and rose from her seat. Before she could take two steps further, Travis blocked her

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

course Larissa was afraid. But she could not show it, or else Travis would

parents—” A mocking smile appeared on her face. “If they have decided

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

casually tossed out those words and quickly left the cafe while Travis was

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

the property agreement

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