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Lance suddenly fished out a knife and put it against Daniella’s neck.
Daniella was momentarily too scared to speak. Her face had turned pale.
Draco sounded frosty. “I have a say in this instead of you.”
Immediately, Daniella said, “Okay, got it. I’ll do it. Just ask him to put his knife down!”
Draco glanced at Lance, and the latter swiftly put away his knife.
Mr. Dotson said, “Just get straight to the point and stop swaggering here. Do you think MK will thrive without us?”
Noah retorted, “Would you guys easily get such considerable profits worth tens of millions every year without me? How could you compare the past MK to the current MK?”
Mr. York chimed in. “It’s meaningless arguing this way. Just tell us why you threatened us to come here today!”
Noah changed his posture and crossed his legs, appearing quite arrogant. “I want you to agree with my motion to drive my father out of MK during tomorrow’s press conference.”
“That’s impossible!”
“Dream on!”
“I’ve never seen such a wicked person like you!”
Criticism poured in.
Noah snorted and looked at Reuben. “Get me the share transfer contracts.”
Reuben immediately fished out five contracts from his briefcase and arranged them on the table one by one.
“What are you doing?” Mr. Burton snapped. “Do you want to force us to sign this contract?”
Noah replied, “Sign this and get lost since you no longer want to enjoy the profits I bring you. Do you think you have the right to resist me? Any single secret you have will fill you with deep shame for the rest of your life in Novamere if it’s exposed.
“Plus, you can consider choosing between fame or friendship. I can give you some time now.” While talking, Noah got to his feet. “Talk it over among yourselves.”
After that, he strode out of the private room, and Reuben followed suit.
The remaining five shareholders looked at each other in dismay.
A few minutes later, they sighed helplessly.
“Did you see how he behaved? I think we should say yes.”
“I’ve done a lot of things for Draco, and I need to consider my family’s welfare. After all, Noah holds 1/2
“It’s a shame. We did some preposterous thing by relying on our identity, but he holds it against us now.”
“Yes, we are angry but can’t deny Noah’s ability. Plus, I’m not so dumb as to give fame up.”
“Why don’t we take his side? After all, we can still live well with him around.”
Different people threw in different opinions.
After the discussion, they decided to take Noah’s side.
Mr. Dotson shouted at the door. “Reuben!”
Reuben quickly walked into the room.
Mr. York explained, “Tell Noah that we’ve agreed with him. We’ll obey him from now on as long as he lets us keep our posts.”
Reuben looked at the other shareholders, and they nodded.
“Okay,” Reuben answered and fished out another five contracts from his briefcase. “Sign this, and you can leave.”
After the shareholders signed, Reuben walked to the neighboring private room with the contracts. He handed the contracts to Noah and informed the latter of the situation.
Sarcasm filled Noah’s eyes as he looked at the contracts.
“Your father thought he kept a bunch of confidantes, but they betrayed him because of profits at last.”
Reuben said, “It’s the same for all people. They’re greedy, Mr. De Marco.”
“They’re just a bunch of parasites, not human beings.” Noah threw the contracts on the table. “Get repórters to come to MK tomorrow.”
“Will do, Mr. De Marco.”
River woke up after she had enough sleep in Bayview Villa and found that night had fallen.
It had been a long time since she had such a sound sleep.
She sat in bed and turned on the bedside lamp. She suddenly heard a ticking sound nearby when she was about to get out of bed.
Hence, she got out of bed and walked toward the sound.
River lifted the tablet Noah had left on the coffee table with a puzzled expression. Noticing the absence of a password, she easily accessed the software, revealing a notification.
The software displayed an audio recording with automated text underneath featuring her name. As she scrutinized it, a frown formed on her face.
River’s eyes widened in shock as she discovered Draco had ordered Daniella to kill her within a two-
week time frame. Beads of sweat instantly covered her back.
Before she could recover from her surprise, her phone rang, startling her. Turning swiftly, she grabbed her phone from the bedside table and hastily answered Neil’s call.
“N–Neil…” River’s voice sounded shaky.
“Where are you, River?” Neil asked anxiously.
“I’m at home, why?”
“Noah’s father is getting Daniella to murder you. Don’t go anywhere during this period, River. I’ll deal with Daniella as soon as possible,” Neil said sternly.
“Did you receive the same audio recording as Noah?” River inquired, her lack of shock catching Neil’s attention.
“Did Noah tell you about this?” Neil asked.
“No. He left his tablet in my room, and I saw it,” explained River.
“Tell Noah about this and get him to assign more bodyguards to protect you. Meanwhile, he’s going to deal with his father tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow? If he is captured tomorrow, his plan to murder me will be thwarted, right?” River felt slightly relieved.
“We shouldn’t think that way! Daniella holds a grudge against you. Who knows if she might be so obsessed that she wants to take your life? River, she has a gun. I’m not willing to take risks because I can’t afford to lose you, do you understand?”
River smiled. “I understand, Neil. I won’t go anywhere until you’ve dealt with Daniella.”
“Sure.”
After hanging up, Neil called Noah.
“Noah, your father ordered Daniella to kill River, and he gave her a gun. I have to figure out a way to get rid of Daniella in the next two days,” Neil informed urgently.
Noah’s expression turned solemn. “So you’ve listened to the audio recording?”
“Yes. River is also aware of the situation,” said Neil.
Noah narrowed his eyes. “I’ll get someone to get a hold of Daniella tomorrow.”
“Remember to assign more bodyguards to River and ensure that she stays home as best as she can!”
. reminded Neil.
“Hmm.”
At De Marco Residence.
Daniella sat on the sofa, contemplating the gun in front of her.
‘Draco is crafty and cunning. It is possible that I might end up in trouble when he gets me to murder River. He claimed that he would send me abroad to live out a good life, but there is no telling if he might get the police to intercept and capture me.
‘I totally agree with murdering River. I wish for this bitch’s death more than anyone for having driven. me to this point! However, I can’t do that now! I can’t do it even without Draco’s trap because Noah and Neil are aware of this matter from the listening device they planted in the study. It won’t take long before.
Noah and Neil assign someone to monitor me.‘
Daniella felt overwhelmed by the dilemma.
‘What can I do for River to die yet won’t put myself in trouble?‘
As she pondered, her phone rang, and she couldn’t help feeling stunned when she saw the caller ID.
It came from Hector.
Daniella was unaware Noah had beaten up Casey, so she assumed that Casey was still calling her.
She had no idea why Casey would call her on this number, but she picked up the call.
Hector said, “You’ve been living so comfortably at De Marco Residence lately that you’ve forgotten what you’re supposed to do.”
Daniella could not help feeling infuriated. “Stop pretending, Mr. Hendrix. Do you think I don’t know who you are? Is there a point for you to mock me like this?”
Daniella intended to go all out and ignored the consequences. Casey would be unable to do anything to her because Draco needed her for the time being.
Hector kept quiet for a moment before he said, “Who do you think I am?”
“I know that you’re Casey De Marco! How much longer do you intend on being so mysterious? Haven’t you hurt me enough yet?” Daniella shouted.
Hector chuckled. “Who told you that I’m Casey De Marco?”
Daniella felt slightly uneasy from his question. “Who are you then? Are you not Casey?”
“Why don’t you call the hospital to check Casey’s current condition?” Hector suggested.
Daniella frowned. “What do you mean?”
“He was hospitalized from taking Noah’s beating. He has a dislocated jaw and broken nose, so he won’t be able to speak easily now.”
Daniella’s eyes widened in shock, thinking, ‘Casey has been hospitalized from being beaten up again?
Who’s on the call then? Regardless of who it is, I can’t afford to have a bad attitude right now. After all, I am wary of Mr. Hendrix’s ability.”
Daniella said softly, “I’m sorry for speaking out of turn, Mr. Hendrix. Is there a reason for your phone call today?”
Hector said, “You handled Paige’s matter pretty well. What do you plan on doing next?”
Daniella asked, “Mr. Hendrix, forgive my impertinence, but may I ask? What exactly are you trying to do? It seemed like you were targeting Noah earlier, yet it appears that you are targeting River now.”
“You don’t need to ask about what I intend to do.”