From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 142

At such a tender age, It was hard to believe Anthea could even grasp the complexities of a contract, let alone spot a loophole.

Bart sparkled his eyes with smug satisfaction.

reas

It was a flawless plan. He would not only secure a substantial sum, but the company

would continue to bear his name. It was a win–win situation.

Anthea skimmed the contract with a practiced eye, her expression unreadable. After a moment, she laid the document back on the desk.

“All set, Ms. Yeager?” Bart asked, barely containing his glee.

She gave a slight nod.

Seeing no sign of suspicion on her face, Bart produced a pen with a flourish. “Then let’s make it official with your signature. Oh, to avoid any future disputes, we’ll need your fingerprint in a few places.”

As a kid, she was. She missed the huge hole in the contract – she was so easy to dupe.

Bart believed he had been clever enough to plan for every eventuality.

and began to

eyes with triumph as the clouds of worry that had plagued him for days. evaporated in an

Anthea stopped writing.

Yeager? Pen out of ink?” Bart asked, feigning

“Do you take me for a

faltered. Had Anthea caught on? Or was

must be mistaken. I don’t follow,” Bart said,

the contract, could they?

to a section. “This mentions a stake in the company. Care to explain? And here… Presenting such a flawed contract, are your

one over on a young girl. If she had been none the wiser, she would have been stuck with a mute loss,

the contract, Anthea understood why this delivery company was on the brink of collapse. To run a

12:49

face drained of color and sweat beaded on his forehead. He hadn’t expected Anthea

taking the contract. “I apologize, Ms. Yeager, I must have given you

longer daring to deceive Anthea, Bart handed

finding no

company now, Ms. Yeager?” Bart

stood up. “My uncle will come by then. You can discuss work matters with him.”

with deference. “Of course. And about the

Anthea’s acumen, Bart no longer dared to treat her as a