Forced Into Marriage: My Husband’s Too Mean novel Chapter 665

Everyone in the room was sitting down, so when Arthur suddenly stood up, he managed to attract everyone's attention.

Seeing everyone’s puzzled look on him, Arthur felt slightly embarrassed and smiled.

It was so strange. Usually, Arthur presided over a meeting with hundreds of people and could do so with a straight face, but now, there were only less than ten people. Being looked at like this made him feel inexplicably nervous.

It was probably because the person he had feelings for was among them.

Arthur's eyes gently swept over the few people and landed on Lindsey's face.

"What's wrong?" Lindsey was a little puzzled and did not know why Arthur suddenly stood up.

Arthur looked at her and smiled, then slowly spoke, "Lindsey, will you open my gift?"

"Huh?" Lindsey froze and looked at him inquiringly. "You want me to open it now?"

Arthur nodded his head.

Not knowing what his intention was, Lindsey got up and brought over the gift box she had just put aside.

She was not nervous about what shocking things Arthur would put inside, but the fact that he was so solemn made Lindsey inevitably apprehensive.

Lindsey sat back down and put the gift box on her lap. She looked at Arthur and asked, "What is it?"

She thought that Arthur just wanted to show off the gift he bought in front of everyone and did not think much of it. Before he answered, she tore open the outermost layer of wrapping paper.

It was a thin cardboard box. Lindsey curiously unwrapped the box. Everyone’s eyes were also focused on the box on Lindsey’s lap because of Arthur.

Inside was a black box with embossed wording that looked pretty normal.

Lindsey lifted the lid of the box only to find that instead of a necklace or some luxury item she initially guessed, there was a contract inside.

Arthur's voice rang out again.

"I thought about it for a long time and didn’t know what to give you." His voice was gentle and carried deep affection for her. "In the end, I decided to give you this as a birthday present."

Although Arthur would much prefer giving Lindsey something else, he thought that he should not scare her away.

"This is the trustee consent form for Aksel Evans' inheritance in the Evans family. You’ll have full power to manage all of Aksel’s equity on his behalf, and give it to him when he’s of age."

Without Arthur’s explanation, Lindsey could already read the words on the contract in the box.

There were two copies of the contract. One was in English and one in Danish. Arthur’s signature was already on both copies, and there was a blank space waiting for Lindsey to sign hers.

Everyone present, including Lindsey, froze and looked at Arthur, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Arthur, however, was not done. "Aksel has 16% equity in the Evans Corporation, which was written on my father's will back then."

16%! Shaun, who was familiar with the market value of Evans Corporation, gasped in his heart.

What did this represent? Shaun made a quick mental calculation. 16% of Evans Corporation was roughly equivalent to the entire market value of Hemera.

This birthday gift from Arthur was really something!

The other people in the room were not very clear about the specific value, but they were not blind and presumed that this was a lot of money.

Only Sieben and Dezi remained calm. One of them completely did not care about it while the other was still too young to understand all of this.

After Arthur finished, he looked at Lindsey expectantly.

As the first party involved, Lindsey looked at the two contracts in her hand like she was looking at a hot potato.

‘Who is it?’

Lindsey was curious and was contemplating if she should pick it up while the phone was ringing non-stop in her hand.

The caller had the intention to keep calling until Lindsey picked up.

After a moment's hesitation, Lindsey finally picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hello." A familiar voice came through, "Lindsey Juhl."

‘This voice...is it Ann?’

Lindsey was shaken and suddenly became a little agitated. Her expression suddenly changed. “Ann, is that you?!”

The moment she said this, everyone’s faces also changed. Ann was now the most wanted criminal. The police could not find any trace of her, but now, she dared to call Lindsey like this.

Ann giggled on the other end of the phone, as she always did, but this time, her voice seemed even more hoarse and unpleasant as if her throat was sandpapered.

"It's me, Lindsey." Ann's voice sounded a bit odd. "I heard it's your birthday?"

Lindsey did not want to talk to her. Her voice was cold as she said, "What does it matter to you?"

After that, she thought about Zayn and Soren, who were still looking for Ann's whereabouts. Lindsey said in a stern voice, "I advise you to turn yourself in. You can't escape."

Ann laughed out loud in disdain and sneered. "Escape? I never thought of escaping."

After that, she paused and added, "I heard that it’s your birthday today, so I have a big gift for you."