Chapter 66
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A forged contract?
Hearing Dilanne's confident claim, everyone in the Business Department felt relieved.
At first, they thought Sophia had secured cooperation with the Cruz Group. But thinking about it carefully, how could that be possible? In terms of connections, Dilanne was Alf's girlfriend! In terms of connections, her father Adolph was the Deputy General Manager of Rising Group and knew many business elites.
But what did Sophia have? Besides her abilities, her only support was her husband, Ethan, who was just a useless man. How could she compete with Dilanne?
Jabbar was staring intently at the contract, while Sophia's palms were sweating with anxiety.
She had signed the contract personally with Samson, the heir of the Cruz Group, who even greeted her downstairs. There was no reason he would fake a contract to deceive her.
But then she thought of the many influential people Ethan knew, and it didn't seem so far-fetched that he could know Samson…
Thinking about this, Sophia glanced at Ethan.
As if sensing her thoughts, Ethan turned and gave her a gentle smile, "Don't worry!"
Hearing Ethan's words, Dilanne's mouth twisted into a disdainful smile.
'Keep pretending. With Sophia's acting skills, it's a pity she's not an actress. Let's see if she can stay calm when her lies are exposed!'
Dilanne had never taken Sophia and Ethan seriously. She planned to humiliate them thoroughly to satisfy her anger.
Seeing the tenderness in Ethan's eyes, Sophia felt her anxiety ease. Somehow, having Ethan by her side made her feel like she had a warm harbor.
'Is this what security feels like?' Sophia couldn't help but think.
Jabbar looked over the contract three times before finally turning to Sophia with a satisfied expression, "Director Harris, I thought I had a high opinion of your abilities, but I still underestimated you."
Jabbar announced loudly, "I didn't expect you to secure this project. Congratulations!"
With these words, the faces of the Business Department employees, who had been ready to mock Sophia, froze.
Especially Dilanne, who stared at Jabbar in shock, "Mr. Cyrus, you must be mistaken. This is impossible. The contract must be fake!"
Jabbar snorted and slapped the contract on the table, "Do you think I'm too old to see clearly? Take a close look. This contract has the exclusive watermark, stamps, and signatures from the Cruz Group. The contract is genuine. Based on the freshness of the seals, it was stamped within an hour. This contract can't be faked."
Jabbar's words were like a heavy blow to Dilanne, making her face turn hideous.
Dilanne couldn't understand how Sophia and Ethan, those two nobodies, managed to secure the Cruz Group's contract.
At that moment, Adolph also picked up the contract. After examining it, his face turned grim as well.
Jabbar asked calmly, "Mr. Barker, what do you think of this contract?"
Although Adolph was reluctant to admit it, lying in front of Jabbar was pointless. He had to nod gloomily, "The contract is real."
With both of them confirming the contract's authenticity, even Dilanne's father, Adolph, and the colleagues in the room couldn't stay calm! Those who sided with Dilanne started to criticize her immediately. "Dilanne, what are you doing?! Didn't you say everything was under control? How could this happen? Don't you think you owe us an explanation?"
"Exactly! Wasting our time and making fools of us, is that fun for you?"
In an instant, Dilanne's supporters turned on her, and she became the target of their ridicule and scorn.
Seeing this, Sophia felt a rush of satisfaction and vindication.
Sophia knew her colleagues well; they were just fair-weather friends who supported whoever had the upper hand.
But she also knew that all this glory was brought to her by Ethan. Looking at him with happiness and admiration, she thought 'With just one phone call, you had the Cruz Group heir personally sign this massive deal for me. Ethan, how many more secrets do you have?'
Listening to the Business Department employees' harsh words against Dilanne, Sophia noticed Dilanne's face turning dark. Suddenly, Dilanne sneered, "Sophia, don't think that forging a contract to make it look real makes it a real contract. Let me tell you, the person in charge of this Cruz Group project is my boyfriend! There's no way he would have signed a contract with you."
Dilanne said angrily, "I'll call him right now and expose your lies."
With that, Dilanne took out her phone immediately and dialed a number, putting it on the speaker deliberately.
Soon, the call connected, and Alf's voice came through, "Hello?"
The entire hall fell silent, even Jabbar's face was filled with tension.
Dilanne's voice was filled with charm, "Darling, it's me. We agreed that I would personally sign the cooperation agreement between Rising Group and your Cruz Group. But why has our company's Sophia returned with a signed agreement?"
Alf's voice was full of surprise, "What? How could that happen? I don't know anything about this, and I have never signed any agreements. If there is one, it must be fake. Hmph! How dare someone forge an agreement with the Cruz Group."
Alf continued angrily, "I'm coming over right now. Dilanne, don't let her leave. Daring to forge a business contract, I'll make her pay."
After he finished speaking, Alf hung up the phone.
After three seconds of silence, everyone's disdainful eyes fell on Sophia and Ethan simultaneously.
Sophia panicked, "No... It's impossible. Listen..."
Adolph's face turned icy, "Hmph! I thought you had talent. Even if you couldn't beat Dilanne, with your abilities, you could still be a regular manager in the Business Department and earn a decent salary. But I never expected you to be so unscrupulous, forging a contract and almost fooling me."
Adolph slammed the table heavily, "Do you know what consequences you could bring to Rising Group by offending the Cruz Group? Mr.Kirk is on his way, and whatever punishment he decides for you has nothing to do with Rising Group."
Adolph announced loudly, "And now, I officially notify you in the capacity of Deputy General Manager of Rising Group, Sophia, you are fired."
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