Chapter 251 The Underhanded Deal

• Soon, Emily swiftly handed over the meticulously prepared contract to Damarion and his associates. The group of men, their faces etched with a mixture of bewilderment and concern, scrutinized the document with growing unease.
• The contract was alarmingly stark in its simplicity. It demanded that they relinquish all their shares in the conglomerate to the Pearl Group and depart without receiving a single cent in compensation. There was no promise of financial recompense, rendering the document an overtly coercive instrument.
• Damarion, the first to react, cast the contract to the floor with a vehement toss and glared fiercely at Corey. "Have you lost your mind?" he roared. "Why should we surrender our shares to the Pearl Group? Our conglomerate's success is the fruit of our own labor. It bears no connection to the Pearl Group. Even if you wield power in Cloymond, don't let it fuel your arrogance."