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.

and began to sign.

his eyes with triumph as the clouds of worry that had

then, Anthea stopped

of

you take me for a

caught on? Or was this

I don’t follow,”

couldn’t understand the contract, could

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

pull one over on a young girl. If she had been none the

delivery company was on the brink

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sweat beaded on his forehead. He hadn’t expected

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

deceive Anthea, Bart

scrutinizing the new document and finding no issues, Anthea signed her

show you around the company

will come by then. You can discuss work matters with him.”

nodded, following Anthea out with deference.

dared to treat her as a mere