âWhat? This loser signed it?â
âHow could he, of all people, have such power?â
âHow could he sign this contract when no one else could?â
The Assexes couldnât believe what they were hearing.
Alex checked the time and said, âFive minutes have passed. You still have ten minutes⦠Also, I could
sign this and you canât because Charles Carter owes me a favor.â
Emma immediately started yelling. âThereâs no way! Stop trying to bluff your way out of this! Who do
you think you are anyway? Youâre a shame to the Rockefellers. Your parents betrayed our country, so
youâre no better than a street rat. If you havenât been sucking up to Dorothy, your mom wouldâve died
ages ago! And you would have starved to death too. So, who do you think you are, huh? As if Charles
Carter could ever owe you a favor. Youâre overestimating your worthâ¦â
With a cold gaze, Alex lunged towards Emma and grabbed her by the hair. He then smashed her head
onto the table.
Emmaâs front teeth were knocked out and her nose started bleeding profusely.
âNo one is ever allowed to insult my parents. I will investigate what happened to them thoroughly.
Emma Assex, if you dare insult them again, Iâll make sure your life is a living hell,â Alex said with a cold
gaze that sent a chill down anyoneâs spine. No one dared to approach him.
Even Emmaâs father, Anderson, didnât dare to step in for his daughter.
Alex said coldly, âEight more minutes.â
Benny spoke up. âI have Mr. Carterâs number, Iâll give him a call to confirm this.â
The call went through immediately. After just a brief moment of conversation, Charles hung up.
The old lady asked in panic, âWhat did Mr. Carter say?â
Benny glanced quickly in Alexâs direction and said, âHeâs not lying. Carter said that this was the only
contract available. If it were to be destroyed, there wouldnât be a second one. Someone from
Stoneworks is with him right now.â
Stoneworks was the second-best building and furnishing company in California. They were the
Assexesâs biggest competitor.
If the Assexes were to lose this contract, Stoneworks would become the biggest furnishing company in
California and crush the Assexes.
It was clear that Charles had only signed this contract because of Alex.
âFive more minutes!â Alex reminded them.
The old lady shot him a dirty glare and slammed the table. âHand him the contract.â
Alex smiled and said, âNow thatâs more I like it. Everyone can earn money in peace and build a
successful business in California. You can go make your mad cash while we just run our small little
business. Letâs not cause anymore trouble, alright?â
The Assexexâs contract was immediately amended and printed out. Everything was set after the
Assexes signed it.
After Alex thoroughly confirmed that the Assexexâs contract was true and fair, he threw the real Carterâs
contract to Benny.
The old lady closed her eyes with knitted eyebrows as she fell deep in thought.
As Alex was about to leave with Dorothy in hand, the old lady opened her eyes. âHold on.â
The two turned around to look at her.
The old ladyâs demeanor was different. Her cold glare disappeared completely and her face was
plastered with a sweet smile instead. âDorothy, I have to give it to you for saving our company. Youâre
right, our branch in City South was built up with your blood, sweat, and tears. Grandma went over the
line just now. Weâre a family, both you and Beatrice are still my dear little granddaughters. Henry has
passed for quite some time too. So if you have any problems, you can always come to me.â
Her tone was extremely calm, as if she couldnât even hear Emmaâs painful cries.
Dorothy froze, but she still nodded and said, âThanks, Grandma.â
Alex and Dorothy then rushed back to their branch in City South.
Emma was covering her nose, hoping to stop the bleeding. Angered, she asked, âGrandma, why didnât
you kick them out of the Assex family? Did you forget how she treated you? That Rockefeller bastard
doesnât respect you in the slightest too. They just took the branch from City South by force!â