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.

tossed the papers back at him with a cold smile.

the last page of the document and pushed it toward Larissa again. His index finger

was one that she was most familiar with,

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

plotting against her since the beginning! And yet she

managed to speak through gritted teeth. “I do not remember

had conned her into signing anything, but she could not recall seeing anything remotely

whether or not 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

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

Travis’s

an instant, she was

her back to reality. “Hurry up and sign the agreement. I still need to look after Amber

firm. Before she figured out all the fishy stuff in this deal, she would never let Travis

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

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

gnashed his

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

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

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 to use their own lives in exchange for

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

words and quickly

any other reason but that she

signature on the property agreement

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