The Ultimate Trump Card
"Since I wronged Carla Wigston two years ago, I will give half of my daily income to her as compensation starting today. I swear to heaven that I will keep this promise till the end of time!"
It was a "debt repayment contract" written by Carla long ago. There was a date below, along with Zayn's signature and fingerprint.
Back then, Carla bit Zayn's finger and made that fingerprint with his blood.
She thought Zayn was a gigolo at Stifling Night, so she forced him to pay the debt by selling his body.
Carla looked at the contract and realized it did not mention Zayn's occupation and did not limit the income.
Plus, even though they agreed that the contract should last for three months, the expiry date was not mentioned anywhere.
In other words, Zayn was obligated to give half of his income to Carla based on this contract.
Could that be what Zayn meant?
Carla could not suppress her excitement as she immediately called Rodney.
"Ms. Lierger, this is…" Freda did not understand.
Soon, the call went through, and Carla immediately questioned, "Is the kind of contract signed by hand and with a fingerprint on it legal? "
"Usually, it has to pass the appraisal and audit. But if other instructions are attached, there is no need for the appraisal and audit, " Rodney answered professionally.
"I don't think there is any instruction. How long will the appraisal and audit take?" Carla pressed on.
"What do you mean no instruction?" Rodney suddenly said, "The statement is with me all this while."
"What?" Carla was stunned.
"The board meeting is at three. Now it's already two-twenty. You should get ready to depart." Rodney smiled. "I will wait for you at the company."
Upon hearing that, Carla came to a realization. It turned out Zayn had had a backup plan for her all along.
He was worried that all parties would try to seize the assets after he was gone. Even if he transferred everything to Carla, they would still use all kinds of conspiracy to go after her.
Hence, he hid a card up his sleeves.
This debt repayment contract, which was a joke at the time, seemed to have no legal benefit. But it would be effective with a statement made by the lawyer.
Zayn knew it had to be used during a critical moment.
Thus, he let two inconspicuous parties, Vela and Rodney, keep the two documents separately.
No matter how brilliant Newton was, he would never expect them to have such a trump card.
Overwhelmed with excitement, Carla packed the contract and instructed Freda to get ready. With that, she rushed to her room to take a shower and got ready to head toward Divine Corporation.
Freda wanted to bring some men with them, but Carla wanted to keep more men in the house.
She feared Newton might go after her kids again.
As such, Carla only brought Freda and Jewel with her.
On the way, Carla's phone rang again. Jamal called to ask about the development, and she replied briefly, "I'm on my way!"
"Are you coming here? Did you manage to come out with something?" Jamal was utterly concerned.
"Of course, I did, " Carla said. "But I am afraid they might stop me from going there."
"Leave it to me, " Jamal responded right away. "I still have some power after staying in the company for many years."
"All right. See you later then."
"Okay."
Ending the call, Carla pondered for a while and sent a message to Ellen: How is it going on your end?
"I'm afraid I'll need to take a few more days off. Ms. Gold…" Ellen replied with a voice message.
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