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.

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

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

The penmanship was one that she was most familiar with,

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

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

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

did not know how Travis had conned her into signing anything, but she could not recall seeing anything remotely like these papers about gifting property.

explanation and simply emphasized the last few words. “You’ve given me the house, so it’s mine. Based on the law, I don’t have the obligation to give you even a square foot of

for a moment before showing a photo to Larissa.

Travis’s name on

image. In an instant, she was unable

the 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

voice was light but firm. Before she figured out all the

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

“I don’t mind wasting time with you. Let’s see who can drag things

Travis gnashed his teeth.

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

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

not show it, or else Travis would

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

law!” he hissed in a low tone even as a

those words and quickly left the cafe while Travis was still

Travis. Not for any other reason but that

signature on the property agreement really bothered her.

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