Chapter 86

Juan thought his words would make Arthur back off. But Arthur just sneered.

"Zoey's already signed the equity transfer contract and hopped on a plane out of here. She's never coming back."

Arthur was all too aware of the scheme Bobby had set in motion against Zoey. Hours had passed since he'd put his plan into action, and by now, she was likely already buried alive. But he couldn't say that, so he made up a story about her going abroad.

"What did you say? No way!" Juan jumped up from his chair, staring at Arthur in disbelief.

Zoey had come back from abroad to reclaim her mom's company. There was no way she'd give up her shares unless Arthur had done something shady to force her.

Juan even suspected Zoey might be in danger now. Considering Arthur's past actions, it was definitely possible.

How could Arthur let Zoey go abroad so easily?

"Arthur, are you even human? Zoey is your daughter too, just like Catherine. How can you be so heartless?"

Arthur's face showed no guilt at all. Actually, Zoey wasn't his daughter.

Arthur rolled his eyes at Juan. "Stop whining. If you don't sign, don't blame me for getting rough."

As he finished speaking, two more guys came up to Juan. They grabbed his arms and shoved a pen in his hand, trying to force him to sign, just like they did with Noah.

Juan resisted angrily, but just as he was about to give in, a sweet, clear voice came from the doorway.

"Wow! It's so lively here. Dad, why didn't you tell me you invited the board members over for dinner? I'm a board member too, you know."

Arthur's eyes widened as he saw Zoey standing there.

"How did you get here?"

Wasn't Zoey supposed to be dead by now?

Seeing Arthur's shocked expression, Zoey felt a chill in her heart, even though she had long been disappointed in him. This time, he had agreed to let Bobby take her life.

She sneered, "Dad, you look like you don't want to see me. Wondering why I'm not dead, right?"

Arthur's face turned pale as she exposed his thoughts.

Arthur cleared his throat and denied, "You're talking nonsense. You're my daughter. Why would I want you dead?"

Zoey gave a cold smile and ignored him. She turned to Juan. "Juan, what are you doing here?"

For some reason, Juan felt relieved seeing Zoey. He believed that as long as she was here, Arthur's plan wouldn't succeed.

"Mr. Spencer said he invited us for dinner, but it turned out to be a trap to get our equity without spending a penny."

Juan handed the contract to Zoey and said, "Noah already signed it. Your dad forced him."

Zoey glanced at the contract while listening to Juan, quickly piecing together the situation. She had found a similar equity transfer contract in Bobby's car. Arthur must have been so sure she wouldn't make it through the night that he gathered the board members to force them to transfer their shares, aiming to take full control of the company.

Zoey's lips curled into a cold smile. She picked up a pen from the table, made some changes, and walked up to Arthur.

"What are you doing?" Arthur's heart sank as Zoey placed the contract in front of him. He had a bad feeling about this.

Zoey smiled and handed him the pen. "Dad, just sign your name here."

Arthur looked down and quickly turned angry. "What do you mean by this? You want me to transfer my shares to you for free?"

Zoey's smile turned icy. "So you do understand how ridiculous it is. If that's the case, why are you forcing them to do the same?"

Her smile vanished, and she stared at Arthur coldly. "Were it not for our family ties, you think I'd let you sit here talking?"

She added, "Bobby's in the hospital and will be sent to a maximum-security prison soon. Every crime he committed has your fingerprints all over it. If you don't want to spend your old age in prison, sign your name here and move out of this villa my mother bought within three days."

Arthur looked at Zoey's cold face and was reminded of Ophelia from years ago, feeling a surge of fear.

"Dad, I'll give you one minute to think about it."

Seeing Arthur's pale face and silence, Zoey looked at her watch and started counting.

"One, two, three..."

With each second Zoey counted, Arthur felt like his heart was being hammered. When she reached fifty-six seconds, Arthur finally gritted his teeth and signed his name on the contract.

"Honey, you can't sign that! We'll have nothing left if you do."

Caroline, who had been hiding upstairs, finally couldn't hold back when she saw Arthur signing the contract. She rushed downstairs but was too late to stop him.

"So Caroline is home too. This is even better, as it saves Dad the trouble of telling you later. Remember, you have only three days to move out. I will come to reclaim the villa on time."

Zoey looked at Caroline with a smile.

But to Caroline, her smile was infuriating.

Caroline shouted angrily, "Why? We've lived here for eighteen years. You have no right to kick us out. Even if you call the police, they won't be able to take any action; we're the rightful owners of this villa."