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.

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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.

took the pen and began to

the clouds of worry that had plagued him for days. evaporated in an

just then, Anthea stopped writing.

Pen out of

frosty smile touched Anthea. “Do you take me for a

Had Anthea caught on? Or was this

mistaken. I don’t follow,” Bart said, feigning

couldn’t understand the contract, could they?

stake in the company. Care to explain? And here… Presenting such a flawed

he could pull one over on a young girl. If she had been none the wiser, she would have been

understood why this delivery company was on the brink of collapse. To run a business without the slightest integrity was

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He hadn’t expected Anthea to actually understand

apologize, Ms. Yeager, I must have given you the wrong one. This is the contract

deceive Anthea, Bart

finding

show you around the company now,

will come by then. You can discuss

nodded, following Anthea out with deference.

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