The Doormat Wife’s Ultimate Glow-Up novel Chapter 447

“How did this happen...” Hank stared at the profit-sharing agreement, sweat trickling down his face. “It only says the Meyer family gives Ratcliff Global an eight percent cut. There’s nothing here about Ratcliff Global having to give us the Blade civilian partnership rights.” As the words sank in, Hank realized he and his father had been completely played by Joseph.

The Meyer family’s finances were already barely holding together. They had loans coming due at the bank, and keeping afloat depended on the money from the Blade project. Now, not only did they lose the civilian rights, but they’d handed Ratcliff Global a huge profit for nothing. It felt like they were scraping another wound into an already dried-up riverbed, only making things worse for the family.

“Reese, something just came up on my end.” Hank picked up his phone and saw their call was still connected. “Come to the office when you have time to sign the share transfer agreement. I’ve got things to handle right now. I’ll talk to you later.”

Reese arched her brow, thinking back to the few times she had seen Joseph at Ratcliff family events. He always had that gentle smile, but there was something calculating in his eyes. Everything he said or did was perfectly measured, and she never could shake the feeling that he was hiding something.

Now, with Sebastian kicked out by the board, Joseph, a relative from a branch of the family, clearly couldn’t wait any longer. He never meant to keep his promises. He just took advantage of Bailey’s desperation to squeeze every possible benefit out of the Meyer family, all so he could look good in front of the board.

“What’s on your mind?” Matthew noticed the change in her expression and gently covered her hand with his, worry softening his voice.

If Joseph wanted to take advantage of the chaos, he’d have to go through her first. And the key to all of this was Ratcliff Global.

She took a steadying breath and met Matthew’s gaze. “Now that Sebastian’s out at Ratcliff Global, who does the board want to make the new chairman?”