Alyssa placed the stock transfer document right below where his hands were so that it was convenient for him to sign.
Stanford didn’t do anything.
Alyssa began to worry, “Do it now. Don’t force my hand.”
“Even if I were to sign this, do you think everything will work out just like that?” Stanford broke his silence and said coldly.
“It will work as long as you sign this. Don’t force me to employ those means from a long time ago on you now.” Alyssa’s tone took on a sudden turn into one dripping with viciousness, which also showed on her face.
She took the glass of water from the table and said to him, “This is just boiled, and you should know how does it feel to let this touch your skin.”
She added nonchalantly, “Do you still remember the time when you got home and I accidentally poured hot soup onto your body?”
She then revealed a smile, “I did that on purpose. There are only three members in this family who I acknowledge. Why should I raise you too?”
The moment she ended her sentence, a huge noise broke out.
Bang!
The door was forced open violently by someone.
Atwood and George rushed in.
Atwood received a call from Stanford earlier on but didn’t hear anything. Immediately he knew that something was off, so he went straight to the James family house, which made him realize that Stanford was not there. He only saw George who was just coming to be.
The path they took when leaving the residential area was full of security cameras. Through those, they found out which car they had taken and after combining all the clues they found, they were able to reach this place.
“Lindsay!” Atwood roared angrily as he didn’t expect her to show herself again.
Lindsay fumbled around and got herself a fruit knife on the table, and her gaze swept over Alyssa and Stanford as she mulled over whoever was more valuable as a hostage. After a moment of hesitation, she put the knife against Stanford’s neck.
Stanford couldn’t move due to being tied, which made it easy for her to hold him hostage. Furthermore, if she was going to get captured, later on, she would rather die. Naturally, she had to make sure Stanford was together with her all the way.
George’s expression was the most hideous among everyone present. He looked at Alyssa with a heartbroken face, “Mum, tell me that you really want to make peace and forget about the past with your brother. Tell me that you want to apologize to him. When you asked me to invite him to come back home, you’re lying to me, weren’t you?”
Alyssa pulled him to her side and said, “You need to be clear about something. I am your mother. We are family, and this is the perfect opportunity. Fast, ask him to sign this, and the company will be yours.”
George flung her away and cried out, “Why did you have to do this?”
“I am doing this for your own good.” Alyssa was exasperated at her son’s insolence, “Are you stupid?”
“Do you really know what I truly want?” George was so enraged by her that his eyes had turned red.
Alyssa turned a blind eye to it as she continued to pull him, “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Atwood is all alone. There are three of us, and we will be at an advantage. You go stop Atwood, and I will make sure Stanford sign this.”
“I don’t want to!” George screamed.
“Are you stupid?” Alyssa was so angry that she was trembling, “George, once you miss this chance, there will be no second chance. Do you want to accomplish nothing your whole life?”
“Even if I would amount to nothing in my life, I still won’t snatch away what belongs to my brother’s.” He pushed Alyssa away and pointed at Lindsay, “Let my brother go, or I will kill you!”
Lindsay looked at Alyssa calmly, “Is your son not able to differentiate between friends and foes?”
Alyssa continued to pull on her son, but George didn’t respond to her.
She was very nervous now.
While they were engaging in an argument, Atwood didn’t move at all. Instead, he exchanged a glance with Stanford.
It had been some time since Stanford came to himself, and his stamina was returning to his former level. He was secretly trying to break himself from those ropes.
“Lindsay, if you give yourself in now, the punishment will still be very soft.” He purposely spoke to Lindsay to divert her attention.
“Soft punishment? Atwood, do you think I am a complete fool?” Lindsay chuckled, “Don’t try to deceive me. I will never believe you, so don’t waste your time.”
Alyssa’s heart was racing on the other hand since the document had not been signed yet. She couldn’t get anything out of this. She came over and said, “Lindsay, make him sign it now!”
“Get lost!”
Lindsay shouted back at her as she came to realize her precarious position now since things had gone out of hand and her deeds were exposed. It was impossible for her to escape this whole episode alive now, and she knew that deep down. The more she understood her situation, the more she hated when someone tried to bother her.
Her life was on the line here, so she didn’t have time to care about other people’s matters.
Alyssa’s face was fuming red, “Don’t you forget how you got here in the first place. Don’t make me call the police now!”
“Call the police? Then do it!” Lindsay wasn’t scared at all.
The moment she decided to carry out her revenge, she had thought about the worst case scenario.
“You, you—“ Alyssa was so angry that she was stammering, “Don’t you forget that you were the one who started this…”
“Are you telling me that you’re not part of it? Don’t you think it’s too late to pull away from all this now?”
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