On that same day, Helen’s father stood close to the window, looking out at the city below. His room was on the top floor, giving him a clear view of everything he controlled. But right now, he was losing that control, and he could feel it. "Father, you sent for me?" Helen said as she walked in.

He didn’t turn around immediately. His hands were clasped behind his back, his shoulders tense. When he finally spoke, his voice was cold and direct. "He still hasn’t changed his mind?"

Helen knew exactly who he meant. "No, he doesn’t even want to have anything to do with me." That got him angry. He turned around fast, his face dark with rage.

"What do you mean? Since when?" "Since that day," Helen replied, her voice steady and bold.

Her father’s face changed. "Why are you so useless? You mean you can’t even make him sign a contract?" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"I’m not useless. I know what I’m doing. Do you think someone like Julius will even look at this contract?" she shot back.

"I’m finding his weak point, and I think I’m on the right track." She crossed her arms slightly. "So just calm down and wait for my news."

After she said that, you could see the relief on his face. He had invested too much in this arrangement to let it fall apart now. Too much money, too much planning, too much of his reputation riding on this marriage and contract.

"Do you have any plan?" he asked again.

Helen stepped closer and whispered something into her father’s ear. Her voice was too low for anyone else to hear, but the words made her father’s expression change completely. He pulled back and looked at her, a slow smile spreading across his face.

"Good. Very good." His voice dropped lower. "I don’t care how you do it. Make sure he signs that contract. No mistakes are allowed." Helen nodded.

"I’ll try my best." "Don’t try," her father cut in sharply. "Make sure he signs it. No mistake is allowed."

The next day, Julius went to work early. He held a meeting concerning the new contract with the mysterious company. The conference room was filled with his key team members, all discussing the partnership details.

Sarah stood up and cleared her throat. "Sir, there’s something else we need to discuss." Julius looked at her. "Can it be put on hold?" She shook her head. "No, sir."

"What is it?" "VOID Corporation, [Helen’s father’s company], has been trying to sign a contract with us for the past three months," Sarah said.

"And now it seems they’re pushing harder than before." One of the managers spoke up. "And it looks very suspicious, sir. Before, their offer was reasonable."

"But now they’re offering a 50-50 split on their lake building project." Another manager added, "Which is not normal at all. That project alone is worth billions."

"No company gives away half of something that valuable." Sarah continued, "I got a little information that they’re having problems within the company."

"Internal issues that they’re trying to hide." Julius’s eyes went cold. "A little information?" He cut her off before she could even finish.

"Is that what you get paid for? To bring me a little information?" The manager’s face went pale. "Sorry, sir.

"I don’t want sorry," Julius said. "I want facts. I want everything." No one dared to speak anymore. The room went completely silent. The atmosphere turned cold and heavy.

Julius turned to Sarah. "Get me the full information before the end of today. I want to know everything about VOID Corporation. Their finances, their board members, their problems, everything." "Yes, sir," Sarah replied immediately.

At that moment, his phone vibrated on the table in front of him. Julius picked it up and glanced at the screen. It was a message from Harrison.

He opened it without hesitation. The message showed just an address. A private hotel on the other side of the city.

Julius’s eyes went wide the moment he saw it. He stood up immediately. "That’s all for today. Meeting adjourned."

The meeting room went completely quiet. No one dared to speak, but their faces said everything. Confusion. Shock.

They had no choice but to leave. One by one, everyone gathered their things and filed out of the room in silence. After everyone was gone and the room was empty, Julius picked up his phone again.

His fingers moved fast across the screen. [Are you crazy? Why are we meeting at a hotel? Do you have a death wish?] He hit send and waited.

The response came back almost immediately. Harrison had read everything Julius said. The only reply he gave back was short and direct.

[Don’t be late.] Julius stared at the message, his jaw tightening. He clenched his teeth slightly. That man was going to drive him insane.

He walked out of the meeting room and went straight to Sarah’s desk. They worked through everything quickly, signing documents and clearing his schedule.

"Sarah," he said after everything was done, "do I still have anything on my schedule today?" Sarah checked her tablet. "No, sir. Everything has been cleared."

"Good." Julius stood up. Sarah looked up at him with concern. "Sir, where are you going?"

Julius didn’t look back as he walked toward the door. "I have an appointment. You don’t need to drive me there." "Yes, sir," Sarah replied, though her voice carried worry.

Julius left his office and called for the elevator. The doors opened almost immediately, and he stepped inside.

The moment the doors closed and he was alone, his phone rang. Julius pulled it out, expecting to see Harrison’s name. But it wasn’t Harrison.

The caller ID showed a number he didn’t recognize. He frowned and answered anyway. "Hello?"

A woman’s voice came through, shaky and rushed. "Hello, is this Julius Vane?" Julius’s frown deepened.

"Yes. Who is this?" "I’m calling from Central Hospital," the woman said. "The owner of this phone got into an accident, and you’re her emergency contact."