The Pinnacle of Life Chapter 489

“Take this!” “Hurry and sign this settlement agreement and release my Anderson and Emma!” Madame Joanne had a cold expression on her face as her vicious gaze swept across everyone’s face in the room. She couldn’t stop thinking, ‘Just you guys wait. Today you may have taken my money, but it won’ t take long for you guys to repay the full amount of money plus interest!’ When Claire saw the check, she was thrilled. She was about to reach out her hand to snatch it and put it into her pocket. However, when she was halfway reaching the check, Alex took the initiative and seized it. At a glance, it was only sixty million dollars. “I am afraid the amount stated is wrong, Madame Joanne. Why is it only sixty million dollars? Where did the remaining fifty million dollars go? Did you embezzle them?” Madame Joanne’s spiteful gaze was fixated on Alex. The person that she hated the most was Alex. She wished clearly that she could tear his body into pieces, cut his flesh into pieces, fry and grill them, and finally devour them. However, soon after she smiled again. “How could an old lady like me be capable of embezzling a large sum of fifty million dollars? However, our Assex Constructions couldn’t find more cash in such a short time. Hence, for the remaining fifty million dollars, can we just mortgage the construction stocks we have? How about it, Mr. Rockefeller? Can you have some mercy, please?” Just moments ago, she acted resentfully but in the bat of an eye, she was amiable as a spring sun. The drastic change in her attitude had surprised Dorothy and the rest. However, they didn’t know that Madame Joanne saw Alex as a dying man. Why would Madame Joanne get mad at a man who would die very soon? Alex could not figure out what Madame Joanne was up to. Based on his understanding of this old lady, he knew that she would never be so easily convinced. Yet, he was at a loss for a while. In the end, Dorothy made the decision to accept the deal. Dorothy added, “That’s right, Mom, hurry and return it to me! It’s useless for you to hold it. It just happens that our company is short of sixty million dollars right now, and we need the check for advance payment of projects with South Cali Structures. Otherwise, we will have to borrow a bank loan, but look at how high the banks’ interest rates are nowadays. If we were to do that, we will be slaving away for the bank.” Claire took a look at the check, it was indeed a business check. After examining the check and signing the mortgage agreement of fifty million dollars, Dorothy and her family put their signatures down on the settlement agreement. With the settlement agreement, it would not be difficult for Benny to have Anderson and Emma released, by spending some money to hire a lawyer for some interventions. After leaving Dorothy-Alex Constructions, they entered the car. Benny asked Madame Joanne, “When are you going to do it, Mom? Our company’s funds are running low, and they won’t last long.” Madame Joanne replied in a wicked tone, “Relax, I’ve contacted that elder sister. Just wait for another three days, she will arrive in California. When the time comes, that Rockefeller brat will die, screaming in agony while that b*tch Dorothy will be fully infested with maggots. As for Claire and Beatrice, these two insignificant fools should be easy targets.” “Great, I will wait for three more days. Let me get prepared for what is to come,” Benny said with an evil expression. At the CEO’s office of Dorothy-Alex Constructions, Alex asked Dorothy, “You sure there is no trap in the construction material contract?” “No, it is legitimate.” She shook her head. Alex frowned. “This is weird, Madame Joanne suddenly became so courteous, and she’s even willing to fork out more than a billion dollars in exchange for the freedom of her son and granddaughter? Assex Constructions is not a large company, but they would suffer a great deal of damage by losing that much money… I don’t really trust her. Be careful during this period of time, especially when you receive the construction materials later. Look carefully if there is anything wrong with them.” “I will!” Dorothy nodded eagerly. Suddenly, Claire snatched away the check from Alex’s grasp just when he was distracted. She held it by her chest. “Sixty million dollars! I can really laugh awake from my dream, it has become mine so easily! None of you gets to take it away from me!” Alex livid as he said, “Have you not learnt your lesson yet? Didn’t the twenty million dollar check last time teach you a lesson? What should we do if you were to make a crease on the check again? Do you think that Madame Joanne will be willing to write a new one for you?” Shocked, Claire hurriedly handled it in proper care. “There is no use holding onto the check. It is a business check addressed to Dorothy-Alex Constructions. It’s just a blank sheet of paper to you.” Alex was speechless at Claire’s antics.