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.

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

document and pushed it toward Larissa again. His index finger pointed at the place

said her name. The penmanship was one that she was most familiar with, and it did

After a bit of calculating, it must have been shortly after Amber got pregnant.

And yet she had been kept in the dark

finally managed to speak through gritted teeth.

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

you remember, you did sign it. I’ve had this agreement notarized.” Travis refused to give her an 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

his phone for a moment before showing a photo to Larissa. “I’ve completed the

Travis’s name on it.

the image. In an instant, she was unable to think.

up and sign the agreement. I still need to look after Amber at the hospital. I don’t have time to waste with you here.”

but firm. Before she figured out all the fishy

you don’t sign it, the house is still mine. It’s impossible to

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

Travis gnashed

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

expression savage. “You know what my parents are like. Aren’t you

Larissa was afraid. But she could not show

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

the law!” he hissed in a low tone even

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

…

for any other reason but

on the property