“Really?” Zachary scoffed.
“Don’t you know that so long as the police are able to establish that this man here is not the real Zachary Nacht…”
He pointed at Chris.
“All of the documents that passed through his hands would become invalidated.”
“Try to put together a case first, then we’ll see.” Jesse approached Zachary steadily before he uttered a subtle threat, “You ought to consider carefully, and decide whether it is the shares you value or your son’s life!”
“I was planning to settle this score with you at a later time, but it seems to me that you have a real death wish!” Zachary narrowed his eyes.
“Dare to kidnap my son? You must be tired of living!”
“Haha. What are you going to do about that, huh?”
With a clap of his hands, all of Jesse’s subordinates pulled out guns and lifted them threateningly toward Zachary.
There’s nothing he could do inside this conference room today that would surprise me.
“T-This…”
Everyone was stunned, as they did not expect Jesse to have his men bring firearms into the conference room.
In that instant, the initially fretful Chris also became emboldened.
“Dad…”
Distressed, Nancy approached in an attempt to intervene but was held back by the subordinates.
“The gall of you. Have you ever considered the consequences?”
In his eyes, a chilling glint flickered as Zachary glared at Jesse with hostility.
“Consequences were never a factor in my approach to doing anything,” declared the haughty Jesse while he puffed away on his cigarette.
“Resistance is futile at this point, Mr. Nacht. I’d say, it might be more advisable for you to quietly sign off on the transfer agreement!”
With that, Jesse pushed the laptop in front of Zachary and spoke candidly, “Sign it, and your wife and son might still stand a chance. Or else…”
Scrutinizing Zachary mockingly, he continued, “With you crippled, and your family in shambles, what point is there for you to continue living any way?”
“What?” Zachary picked up his phone and was about to show him who was the one whose family was in shambles when…
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