Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

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.

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

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

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

After a bit of calculating,

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

trembling. She finally managed to speak

into signing anything, but she could not recall seeing anything remotely like these papers about gifting

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

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

only Travis’s

image. In an instant, she was unable

to reality. “Hurry up and sign the agreement. I still need to look after Amber at the hospital. I don’t have time to waste with

figured out all the fishy stuff in this deal, she would never let

Travis scowled irritably. “Even if you don’t sign it, the house is still mine. It’s impossible to

“I don’t mind wasting time with

Travis gnashed his teeth.

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

He lowered his voice, his expression savage. “You know what my parents are

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

ask your parents—” A mocking smile appeared on her face. “If they have decided to use their own lives in exchange for two

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

get them to try.” Larissa casually tossed out those words and quickly left

…

Not for any other reason but that she

on the property agreement really bothered