As she stood alone in front of the others, Reene couldn’t help trembling. At that moment, not even one of them took her side and spoke up for her. Even her adoptive father, Elijah, simply cast a cold eye on her.
With the help of two younger members of the Wynns, Henry sat on Reene’s chair and said arrogantly, “The equity transfer agreement has been prepared. You can sign it now if there are no other problems.”
Reene took a deep breath. “Okay, I’ll sign it.” There would be no turning back once she signed the agreement, but she had no other way.
She took the agreement from Alex and read it line by line. Almost immediately, there was a sudden change in her expression.
“Grandpa, why are the shares being fully transferred to Clark Corporation? Didn’t we agree to leave a small portion for me?” Her hands that were holding the agreement started to tremble. “Also, why is my father taking the transfer fee? What about me? I’ve poured my heart into running the business, so why am I not getting anything?!”
As he stroked his white beard, Henry explained, “It will be better for the company if we fully transfer the shares to one side, so there’s no need for you to be upset about this. As for the transfer fee, Elijah is your father, so there’s no need to distinguish whether it’s yours or his, don’t you think so?”
Although it sounded as if it was a justified statement, he was just trying not to leave anything behind for Reene. Once she signed the agreement, she wouldn’t have any connections to Neveah Department Store anymore, and she wouldn’t even get a single penny!
“There’s no way I’m signing this unjust agreement!” Reene was determined as she shook her head, for it really hurt her that the Wynns drafted an unjust agreement like this. They were really trying hard to kick her out of the game without mercy!
Reene bit her lip with sadness and despair written all over her face. She couldn’t understand how they could be so ruthless to just kick her away as though they were kicking a stone. She had been part of the family for nine years, after all!
When Alex realized that Reene was going to back out, he scowled at her immediately. “Stop being so shameless, Reene! Don’t waste our time and just sign the agreement already!”
Meanwhile, a furious Henry slammed the table forcefully. “You’re not in a position to say no! Sign it now!”
She gnashed her teeth and replied toughly, “Don’t try to bully me! I won’t sign this sh*tty agreement even if I see Neveah Department Store going down in front of my own eyes!”
“Elijah! Is this how you teach your daughter?! Do you want to see Dad get mad?!” Clarence rebuked Elijah with a darkened face.
Getting scolded like a kid totally embarrassed Elijah since he was not a young kid anymore. This is all that b*tch’s fault! The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, so he snapped at Reene and said, “Reene Wynn! If you’re not signing this agreement today, you can cut ties with our family right now!”
Reene chuckled melancholically. “Hahaha! Even if I sign it, I’ll still get kicked out of the family! You guys are just going to discard me after getting what you want, am I right?”
“D*mn it!” Alex couldn’t take it anymore. He pointed at her nose and shouted, “You wretch, hurry up and sign the agreement while we’re still being nice! Don’t make me lay my hands on you!”
Just then, a sonorous voice resonated from outside the room. “Do it and see what happens, then!”
Everyone turned around, only to see Kingsley standing upright at the door with a ruthless face.
When they caught sight of him, several younger members of the Wynns started whispering, “Isn’t he the boy toy that showed up during our family banquet? Why is he here?”
“He’s probably afraid that Reene won’t have any money for him anymore once she signs the agreement.”
“Hahahaha!” In an instant, the room was filled with mocking laughter.
With a stern face, Kingsley strode right into the room and stood beside Reene. Then, he threatened Alex in a condescending tone, “We’ll see if you dare to lay your hands on Reene!”
Alex’s face paled at once when he saw Kingsley, for he witnessed with his own eyes how the latter had choked Gordon to death with one hand!
When he saw how embarrassing his son looked, Clarence said coldly, “This is a matter between the Wynns. You have nothing to do with this!”
Kingsley simply ignored him and looked at Henry. “Old Master Henry, you still remember our bet, don’t you?”
“Are you talking about the collaboration with the Coliree Group?” Disdain could be seen on Henry’s face. “Now that Neveah Department Store’s capital chain has broken, I can’t even enter the pre-bid conference! What’s the point of our bet then?”
Alex chimed in and said, “That’s right! Everybody knows that the invitation to Coliree Group’s pre-bid conference is extremely hard to get. With what’s going on in Neveah Department Store now, it’s impossible for us to get an invitation!”
Kingsley smirked upon hearing that and said, “The invitation? I can get as many as I want!”
“Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!” As soon as he said that, most of the people in the room couldn’t hold back their laughter.
“Hahahaha! Are you out of your mind?” Alex laughed out loud while holding his stomach. “You can get as many as you want? Hahaha! Stop bluffing, will you? You’re really hilarious!”
Clarence sneered too. “A piece of garbage like you probably doesn’t even know what kind of company the Coliree Group is, so how dare you speak so arrogantly?!”
When he heard the crowd’s mocking laughter, Henry shouted, “Enough! Don’t waste time listening to this ignorant prick anymore. Hurry up and sign the agreement!”
“I’m not going to sign this unfair—”
Before Reene could finish her sentence, Elijah glared at her coldly and interrupted, “Do you want us to check the company’s accounts in front of everybody, Reene? If there’s anything fishy about it, we’ll send you along with your boy toy to prison!”
“I’m a person with integrity, and I’ve done nothing wrong! Just go ahead if you want to check the accounts!”
“Sure! I’ve brought Clark Corporation’s treasurer along anyway!” Alex put on an evil smile. “It’s an easy task to tamper with the accounts when we’re checking them. By then, I’ll see you siblings in prison! Think twice before you make a decision, Reene.”
“You b*stard!” Reene didn’t think that Alex would go to such lengths to bring her down. If she was the only one involved, she would never surrender. However, since Elijah firmly believed that she gave all the money to Kingsley, he wouldn’t be able to get away with it if they were to frame him.
With her trembling hands, she gave in. “Fine, I’ll sign it…”
She could give everything up if it was for Kingsley.
“There’s no way you’re signing that!” Just then, Kingsley snatched the agreement from her hands and shredded it!
“The investors are going to be here soon, so this agreement will be useless!”
When he heard that, Henry’s face darkened. “Investors? What investors? I don’t think there’s anyone around willing to invest in Reene.”
“Don’t be angry, Grandpa. They’re just putting up a last-ditch struggle!” Alex then said contemptuously, “I know that she has been to nearly all the investment companies in Cleapolis, but none of them have taken her seriously!”
The other Wynns chimed in and said, “Hahaha, since the Jacob Family has already given the order, it’ll be impossible for her to get any investments!”
“My friend who’s working in the Humming Group told me that Reene was kicked out by security, and she even fell. Imagine how embarrassed she must’ve been!”
“Yeah, that’s what I heard too. Now, everyone is avoiding her as though she’s the Grim Reaper!”
When Reene heard their remarks, her face turned pale and was completely devoid of color.
Vroom, vroom, vroom! At that moment, the sound of a hypercar’s engine resonated from downstairs, cutting off their taunts.
Following that, the engine noise reverberated non-stop from far to near. The sound was so thunderous that it could be heard clearly through the window on the ninth floor.
Alex ran up to the window and looked down, curious. The next moment, he was so shocked that his jaw dropped, and his eyes nearly popped out of his head! “What the f*ck?! Where did all these hypercars come from?!”
