Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me novel Chapter 471

Chapter 471 Strengthen Our Alliance

"You must be pretty surprised now, Mr. Hopper. I guess you're wondering how I got my hands on something like this, right?" Elspeth raised her hand with the contract in it, flashing it right in front of Jericho's panicky face while taunting him. "Why do you look so scared? I won't bite."

"Why don't you tell me how you got this contract first?" However, Jericho quickly realized the way he put his words might have accidentally given himself away, so he immediately rephrased his sentence. "I don't know where you got that thing, but I'm sure it's fake. So, stop framing me with whatever is in your hand."

"Fake?" Elspeth clicked her tongue, finding it hard to believe Jericho would deny her accusation so shamelessly. "You could take a look at it for yourself if you think it's fake."

Upon hearing that, Jericho skeptically flipped through the contract just as his forehead was covered in a cold sweat. After all, he saw his own signature on the contract, his name clearly written on the paper, although the document he was looking at was just a photocopy. "This signature isn't mine." At that moment, Jericho decided to play dumb and denied everything he was accused of, thinking Elspeth would have no way to force him into submission by doing that.

In the meantime, Elspeth let out a sigh when she saw the man's dishonest look. "Well, if you don't admit it, I guess I'll just have to do it another way, Mr. Hopper."

"Another way?"

"Yes, I'm going to find out who signed his name here through a forensic handwriting examination. Since your name was clearly signed here, all we have to do is just compare this signature to your previous ones, and the truth will come to light."

Jericho's back was already drenched in sweat at that moment, as he didn't expect Elspeth to get her hands on a confidential document like the one she just showed him. In fact, he signed the contract with Arthur as soon as he verbally informed Azure Corporation about his intention to terminate their partnership. The time and date on which we signed the contract were written on the document. If Elspeth uses that to testify against me, I'm going to be in huge trouble, which is going to be something bigger than having to pay the penalty of fifty million.

"So, do you care to explain why you violated the contract, Mr. Hopper? Why did you sign another contract with Arthur even though you hadn't formally terminated your current one with Azure?"

Jericho collapsed onto the chair, seemingly speechless, without any idea how to defend himself, " I-It's your words against mine. Who knows this document is fake?" The man stammered his sentence and tried to continue playing dumb, thinking there was nothing else Elspeth could do to make him admit his mistake. At the same time, his eyes were filled with guilt and fear as he was betting on the odds that Elspeth wasn't familiar with the law. Calm down! I'm going to find a way to get away with this.

Elspeth responded with a chuckle and clapped her hands, whereupon a tall silhouette stepped in through the door. The moment Jericho set his eyes on the figure, his face blanched in horror. Hank Damazio? He is the lawyer with a silver tongue, isn't he?

"I know what you're thinking, Mr. Hopper. Perhaps you have some questions that you'd like to consult my lawyer when legal matters are concerned."

Like Jericho thought, Hank was known as the lawyer with a silver tongue across Damoria because he had never lost a court case before. In fact, when Elspeth first approached Hank, she was only planning to ask him for some legal advice. However, Hank was kind enough to go the extra mile for Elspeth and helped her obtain a photocopy of the signed contract between Arthur and Jericho. It wasn't until later that Elspeth learned that Hank had friends in the legal department of Arthur's company. For that, she found it ironic for Jericho to overlook that detail, which would cost him dearly when he proudly thought his plan was flawless.