Chapter 4

Richard pointed his finger at my face and yelled.

"Mr. Harrison and his legal team are already waiting! Go sign the contract!"

I looked down at the contract that had fallen to the floor.

As soon as I opened the first page, my eyebrows furrowed.

The contract was filled with glaring errors.

Not only were the profit margins completely wrong, but even the liability clauses for breach of contract were reversed.

"Richard, this contract is invalid. It’s a disaster."

"Shut up!"

Richard cut me off brutally.

"This is the draft Cody personally revised. He’s a US-educated elite. He knows modern management concepts way better than you ever will!"

Cody chimed in smugly.

"Exactly. Your outdated negotiation tactics are ancient history."

I looked at this ridiculous duo of uncle and nephew, unable to believe my ears.

Signing this flawed contract would destroy my reputation in the industry and ruin my credibility with clients.

When the dust settled, Richard and Cody would easily shift the blame onto me, and I would be blacklisted from the industry forever.

Richard glared at me menacingly.

"Audrey, stop trying to scare me!"

"I am ordering you to go in there and sign it right now. Otherwise, you will personally pay for all the damages and get the hell out of my company!"

He shoved me hard, pushing me right through the conference room doors.

Inside, the atmosphere was incredibly tense.

Mr. Harrison and his elite legal team sat on the opposite side of the long table, their faces grim.

I looked at the bruises on my knees from Brad’s trip, then thought of the disgusting faces of Richard and Cody.

Then, I looked at Mr. Harrison’s dark expression.

Five years of humiliation, resentment, and mistreatment reached boiling point.

Mr. Harrison slid the contract toward me.

I took a deep breath and picked it up.

Then, looking straight at Mr. Harrison, I spoke clearly.

"My boss told me that this $100 million contract is nothing but a joke. He ordered me to reject this partnership on behalf of the company."

The moment the words left my mouth, I ripped the multi-million dollar contract in half.

Paper shreds fluttered through the air like snow.

The smug grin on Richard's face froze instantly.

"Audrey, have you lost your mind?!"