Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl (Pearl and Richard) novel Chapter 918

"I bet you're pretty shocked, Mister Jonathan. You're probably wondering how I got this," Pearl said, holding up the document and giving it a little wave. "Don't worry, I'm not going to do anything to you."

"Where did you find that contract?" Jonathan asked, suddenly realizing he might have shown his true intentions. Quickly trying to cover his tracks, he added, "That document is a fake. I don't know where you got it, but please don't use it to try and frame me."

"A fake?" Pearl was unimpressed, shaking her head at his bold lie. "Well, why don't you take a closer look and see for yourself?"

Jonathan hesitantly picked up the document, and as he read, he began to sweat a lot. It turned out the contract did have his signature, even though it was a copy. His signature was right there at the bottom.

"It wasn't me," he protested weakly, knowing full well he had no other option but to deny everything.

Pearl signed inwardly at his stubborn refusal to own up. "Since you won't admit it, I'll have to prove it in another way."

"How?" Jonathan was clearly nervous.

"I'll get a handwriting expert to check it. Your signature is on it, after all. We'll compare it to your other signatures, and then we'll know the truth," Pearl explained with a smirk.

Jonathan felt a chill down his spine. He had never expected Pearl to get hold of such a sensitive document. He had signed this contract with Hugo before telling Cerubleu he was ending their deal, so if Pearl held that against him, it was not as simple as paying 7 million in compensation.

James was a well-known lawyer in Enswood, famous for never losing a case. Pearl had initially just wanted to consult him, but he ended up being a crucial ally.

He got his hands on the copy of the contract between Hugo and Jonathan, thanks to a friend who had notarized it. Hugo thought he had covered all his bases, but he hadn't counted on James being in the mix.

Jonathan, still trying to find a way out, made a last-ditch offer. "Mister James, how about I hire you instead? I'll pay more than you're making now. What do you say?"

He had assumed he could tempt James with money, believing like many others that lawyers only cared about their fees. If he paid James a higher salary, James wouldn't ignore him.