Chapter 209

“Please, Ned,” Ingrid cried. “I’m sorry! I promise I’ll find a way out!”
“You’ll find a way?” Ned said furiously. “Fletcher Corporation signed the NDA, so we have to pay 30 billion dollars of compensation!”
“I’m sorry, Ned!” Ingrid held Ned’s arm. “Please calm down. We’ll figure out a way together, okay?”
Suddenly, Ned chuckled and thought this was his karma for treating Angeline the same four years ago.
Gritting his teeth, Ned stared at Tommy, who was kneeling and dared not to stand up. “I should’ve let you rot in jail back then!”
Four years ago, when Angeline insisted on getting Tommy punished by law, he shouldn’t have used her relationship with Robert and Sean to threaten her, thus saving Tommy.
If Tommy had been sent to jail back then, he wouldn’t have sold the formula today.
“Ned Ingrid kept crying. She tried grabbing Ned again, but he pushed her hands away.
“Ned! Wait! Don’t leave!” Ingrid called for Ned, but he left without looking back.
As Ingrid was about to follow Ned, she heard Tommy calling from behind. With tears in her eyes, Ingrid turned back and helped Tommy up. “Are you okay, Tommy?” “Ingrid, my arm! It hurts!” Tommy bawled. Half of his arm was dyed red from the blood coming from the injury.
“Hang on! I’ll send you to the hospital!” Ingrid held Tommy up and left the house.
When Ned was driving on the road, he had been on a call with Trevor.
“We’ve studied the contract,” Trevor said. “If Vitality Biotech Group were to pursue this matter, we’re the ones who exploited a loophole in the contract and worked with Yates Group.
“Also, we’re the ones who signed the NDA with Vitality! They have all the proof to sue us! All we can do is hold Yates Group accountable.”
Ned clenched onto the steering wheel. “So what’s your advice, Mr. Marshall?”
“We should try to negotiate with
Vitality Biotech Group and ask if we could settle it privately. Do not bring this to court!” Trevor advised. “After” all, it wouldn’t do Vitality any good to bring Fletcher Corporation into bankruptcy. I’ll go to Krontos and meet with Vitality’s legal department by tonight.”
Ned kept a cool head after
himself and instructed, “Send someone to the casino and find Billy now don’t care how much we pay. We must get the formula back from Kim.
“Also, find out who else Billy sold the formula to and get them back! We have to control the loss as soon as possible!”
“Okay, Mr. Fletcher!” Trevor replied. “I’m on it!”
Ned stopped at the traffic light and pinched his eyebrows. “I’ll try to contact Mr. Reilly. I heard Vitality’s founder was back in Krontos. I’ll see if I can meet them.”
“That would be the best!” Trevor said. “Then we shall meet tomorrow, Mr. Fletcher. I got to go now!”
“Okay, bye!” Ned hung up the phone and rolled down the window. He looked out inadvertently and saw Angeline leaving a restaurant while holding onto a drunk man.
Ned’s back stiffened as he stared at them.
The drunk man was stumbling while holding onto Angeline’s waist. He was laughing while saying something to Angeline.
“Wait, isn’t that Danny Reilly?” Ned thought as his eyes widened.