She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 273

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Chapter 272 His Central Nervous System Took A...

When Jacob finally addressed Lawrence, his voice carried a biting chill. "You can refuse. No one's twisting your arm."

Lawrence clenched his jaw, a wave of frustration crashing over him, but he kept it under control

He had half a mind to hurl the paper and pen right at Jacob's smug face and shout, "I refuse."

But deep down, he knew that giving in to that impulse would spell disaster for Kristian, and everything he'd done to lock his deal with him in would unravel in seconds.

He couldn't let that happen.

"Can we bring it down a bit?" Lawrence asked, trying to sound more agreeable than he felt. “Say... half a billion?* Without hesitation, Jacob yanked the paper from his grasp and strolled lazily toward the door, his posture dripping with dismissal.

"I'll sign," Lawrence muttered at last, feeling utterly backed into a corner.

"Ten seconds left," Jacob said, handing the paper back to him, his tone clipped and disinterested, eyes barely awake. "Or it's off the table."

Lawrence choked down his irritation.

Someday, he swore to himself, he'd make sure this smug bastard paid for every last thing he'd taken.

With resentment simmering under the surface, Lawrence gripped the paper tightly, his gaze fixed on it for what felt like an eternity.

"Can't we shave off a little more?" he asked again, though the hope in his voice was fading.

"Three seconds," Jacob replied coolly.

Lawrence had no words. He hadn't felt this tangled up in conflicting emotions in a long time.

With heavy reluctance, he signed his name, his mind already set on reclaiming every cent from Kristian.

He handed the paper over and said, "Don't worry. I'll stick to my end of the deal." Jacob gave the page a quick glance and replied with a cutting, "I don't trust you."

Lawrence was left speechless once more.

Damn it. They really couldn't see eye to eye.

"The person you need to save is inside," Lawrence said, regaining his focus. "The situation's urgent. Follow me."

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“Hold on," Jacob replied, his tone utterly unbothered.

Lawrence frowned.

Now what?

waved the document toward the

see who could possibly warrant that kind of attention, and spotted Freya stepping out from the driver's seat,

Lawrence turned to Jacob, eyebrows

as blink,

in his hand a quick glance, then looked at Lawrence's now-

passing her the document. "Keep

it, gave it a cursory

exchange left Lawrence scratching his head.

you

Jacob didn't answer.

simply walked inside, cutting to the

in love?" Lawrence

detached, his demeanor businesslike. "Am I

That shut Lawrence up.

glancing between Jacob and Freya before finally saying, "This

disinfected his hands and changed into surgical

into the

shut behind them, sealing them off

tucked the contract away and sat quietly in the corridor,

asking Lawrence how Kristian

wouldn't have forked

money just to

on the brink would warrant

came over

them

a long silence, he finally turned and asked, "What's your relationship

Freya answered

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"Is he your boyfriend?"

"No."

through

here?" Lawrence's chest

as if they were chatting about

this hour, a man and woman alone who would buy the

man was Jacob,

him, there's no way they'd be

could only mean that when K reached out to Jacob, he

by the sudden

her silence. A faint smile curved his lips,

months since the divorce, and

fancy?" Freya asked, her mind still anchored

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