A Man with Nerves of Steel (Joseph Hart) novel Chapter 25

Chapter 25

The next day, Joseph met Fiona at a cafe at noon. He walked straight over to her and saw that she’d already ordered drinks and food-a large steak set. Since they were friends, she knew what he liked.

“If you’re here to talk me into taking Cora back, then we can skip this meal,” he said bluntly.

“Well, I’m not. I’m here to talk about something related to your job. I have a relative who’s sick and needs to be transferred to your hospital. I was hoping you could keep an eye on them.”

Fiona’s words were half true, half excuse. She just wanted to keep Joseph calm enough so that he would at least make it through lunch with her. She also wanted to sound him out, but every time she tried, he smoothly changed the subject.

“Joseph, do you know Bernard is planning to sue you?” she asked.

Joseph answered, “And he should. After all, I demanded billions of dollars right off the bat. Is that what Cora wants, too?”

“Honestly, she isn’t thinking of that. She just feels like you’ve wronged her.”

“Wronged her? Fiona, you’re a lawyer. Do you really think a certified testing agency would get a paternity test wrong?”

“I believe the test results are real, but judging from Cora’s attitude, I don’t think she’s lying, either. If she really wanted to hide something from you, do you think she could put on an act for more than ten years without you noticing?”

“Sometimes, fooling me doesn’t require excellent acting skills. As long as I’m stupid enough, lying to me for decades would be doable, let alone just one. Since you’re here, I don’t have to go looking for you. Take a look at this.”

Joseph pulled a document out of his briefcase and handed it to her.

“You’re filing a motion with the court to audit the entire Lowell Group? What are you trying to do?” Fiona read it and was stunned. Launching a full audit on the company at a time like this would be a massive drain on resources and could cause unpredictable damage to the group’s operations.

“My dear father-in-law says he’s going to sue me for extortion, right? Then let the authorities step in and trace every cent the company has. As long as it counts as marital property acquired while Cora and I were married, there’s no way I’m giving it up,” Joseph said flatly.

“Joseph, this isn’t funny. This is way too much for a joke!”

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