Chapter 154
Sweet Subterfuge
The middleâaged woman, who had been observing from inside the house. Immediately reached for her phone. Meanwhile, the man threw aside whatever he was holding and forcefully shut the antiâtheft door in front of Larissa, Fortunately, she swiftly stepped back narrowly avoiding a potentially broken nose from the impact She didnât attempt to knock on the door again. After picking up her papers from the floor, she silently stood at the doorway, patiently waiting for the police to arrive. She had no fear of the man calling the police. In fact, she wanted them to come and investigate the situation. Finally, after about twenty minutes, two young police officers leisurely arrived.
They glanced at her. Even though they initially considered her the âfemale intruder mentioned by the person who reported the case, their hesitation grew when they observed her calm demeanor.
âAre you the owner of this place? the taller officer inquired.
*This is my house, but I donât know the people inside.â She pressed the doorbel and continued speaking. âCould you please help me clarity who rented this place to them?â
âWhat are you saying?â The officers exchanged curious a on the phone.
plances. Larissaâs words didnât aign ign with the description provided by the person The man reopened the door, and his excitement escalated upon seeing the officers.
âOfficers, sheâs the scammer? He pointed accusingly at Larissa, âShe deceived us by claiming to be the homeowner and even lorged a copy of the property deed. I suspect she intended to enter and steal our belongingsTM The police officers looked back and forth between the man and Larissa, unsure of whom to believe.
âI am the homeowner, and the property deed is geruine.â She handed the documents over to the police.
The officers examined the documents for a while before reluctantly stating. âTo be honest, based on this alone, we canât determine whether your property deed is real or fake.â
The man grew even more selfârighteous upon hearing the policeâs response. âSee! Sheâs deceiving people! We met the real homeowner, and they even showed us the original property deed! We signed the rental contract with the real homeowner. Donât try to look us?
The moment he mentioned the âoriginal property deed.â Larissa already knew what had transpired. The original document was in Travis possession, but it couldnât be found after his passing. Thus, she had to go through the transfer procedures again and was issued a new property deed without collecting or destroying the original copy. She supposed that Travisâ parents had discovered the original deed and assumed the house still belonged to him, subsequently renting it out, which led to this complicated situation.
âIf you want, I can go home and retrieve the deed for you to see,â she offered. âAnd while youâre at it, please call the landlord who rented the house to you so that I can confront him faceâtoâface.â
Her assertiveness and composure Tipped the scales of judgment in her favor for the two cfficers.
Coincidentally, the elevator doors opened at that moment, and the woman living opposite Larissaâs apartment had just returned from work.
âOh hey, Larissa! Your place has been empty for a while, so I thought you no longer lived here!â she exclaimed. Only then did she notice the police officers standing beside Larissa and was caught off guard. âWhatâs going on? Why are the police here?â
âMariaâ Larissa greeted her before explaining. Someone rented out my house without my knowledge. I came to check, and now Iâm being mistaken for a scammer.â