Chapter 472 The Submissive Wife

As obvious as it sounded, Elspeth's explanation was clearly unreasonable, but since Jericho was at her mercy, he didn't dare to complain or fight back.

"Are you sure you're not going to think about it, Mr. Hopper? This is the only request! have."

The only request?

At the same time, Hank, who had been sitting aside all the time, joined the conversation with an emotionless look on his face. "If you prefer to settle this matter formally rather than privately, we could go through proper legal procedures to resolve this issue, but be warned—you're likely going to be sentenced to jail." Hank made himself clear that Jericho would end up behind bars if he didn't agree with Elspeth.

Meanwhile, Jericho was seen smiling all the time, but deep down, he was cursing the two of them for putting him in a dilemma with no favorable options to him. Although Hank and Elspeth were only in their twenties, Jericho was vulnerable against their threat, which was why he didn't dare to show his anger despite his seniority. Darn it! I'm already close to my sixties, and if I go to jail, I don't know whether I'll live long enough to see the day again. Moreover, I'm going to lose everything if I'm sentenced to prison. Rolling his eyes, Jericho reluctantly agreed with Elspeth's request. "How much would you like to have then?"

"15 percent." Elspeth gently blew her fingernails with a smile.

45% of the shares, and you're asking

Besides, she initially

put his words mildly while calling Elspeth's request daylight robbery on the inside. How audacious of her to demand that

witness the dramatic look on the man's face. "If you think this is outrageous, then I guess we'll have no choice but to go through proper legal procedures." She stood up and walked away without hesitation after finishing her sentence. "After all, I won't lose anything either, regardless of

he had seemingly lost earlier when he collapsed onto the chair and sprang up from his seat. "Alright, I'll take the deal. 15 percent as it

at Jericho with a cocky look on her face. "I'll see you here at 1.00PM tomorrow to

chills down his spine. "I hope you can forget about whatever crazy ideas you have in mind from now on, Mr. Hopper. Also, if you're thinking about approaching a lawyer for help, you could forget about that as well because I know every lawyer in Damoria. Therefore, don't even think about tampering with the contract's content." Hank's last few words took the glimmer of hope that was left in Jericho, who thought he could still get

I'm through. I'm totally screwed up. Everything I have built in my whole life is about to be scraped clean by that woman. The thought of that made Jericho's hatred for Arthur

in the sky and asked Elspeth whether she needed a lift home after they exited the building. "Do you need me

offering her a ride out of kindness, Elspeth acted as if the man was an

for asking." If Callum ever sees another man taking me home, he is going to give me a hard time

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