Malice flashed across Anna's eyes. She was in a dilemma.
They were being straightforward when they agreed to it. If Nina was the one negotiating with Anna right now, Anna might be able
to get more from her.
However, there was a risk that Nina would refuse to give her more money.
Deep down in Anna's heart, she knew Nina had no obligation to look after Jean. It was her who was being stubborn, thinking that
Nina should take care of Jean.
There was no turning back this time. It was impossible for Jean to depend on Nina anymore.
Hence, even though Anna thought the amount she asked for was not enough, she chose to sign the contract and get the two
million dollars.
"Fine." Anna agreed to it after consideration.
"Okay. The lawyer will be the witness to the contract signing. I'll give you 2.5 million dollars in cash after signing the contract,"
said Percy. An extra half a million was added to the amount they decided just now.
"Sure." Anna's eyes brightened when she heard that. She did not expect there to be another half a million.
However, Nina was reluctant to do so. When she was about to speak, Luca squeezed her hand. Nina turned around and saw
Luca shaking her head. She had no choice but to swallow the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
Nina could not understand why Percy would give Anna another half a million to satisfy her greed.
Anna had never spent two million on her to support Nina since she was young, even after taking into consideration inflation and
other expenses.
Percy walked toward Nina and stood beside her when Anna agreed to it.
Luca rose to her feet and offered her seat to him. Then, she said, "Mr. Mallory, take a seat."
"It's okay. You can have the seat." Percy glanced at Nina with his dark eyes. Then, he walked to the caretaker's chair on the bed
next to Jean's. He sat down on the chair and waited for his assistant.
A heavy silence fell upon the ward. Only the medical instrument Jean was using was beeping rhythmically.
Half an hour later, Percy's assistant arrived together with Mr. Zac.
"Boss, I've got the money. Mr. Zac is here too," the assistant reported.
"Hello, Mr. Mallory and Ms. Nina. Ms. Craw, you're here too," Mr. Zac greeted everyone. He was surprised to see Luca here.
“Yes. I happened to be watching a show." Luca smiled as she mocked Anna.
It was an exciting show, indeed. Anna was even cutting off ties with her daughter.
Mr. Zac took the contract out and looked at Percy. "Mr. Mallory, I've prepared the contract. You can sign it anytime."
"Nina, sign it," said Percy. He did not even take a look at the contract. He believed in Mr. Zac.
Nina nodded. She signed her name where Mr. Zac was pointing at.
Luca noticed that Nina's hands were trembling when she was holding the pen. Was she excited or upset...
Perhaps it was the latter. Luca reckoned that Nina was not a heartless person.
After Nina signed her signature, she pressed her thumb on the ink pad and stamped her thumbprint on top of her signature.
Mr. Zac handed the contract to Anna and said, "Please sign it."
Anna became alert and said, "Why should I sign when you asked me to? No way. I need to see the money."
The assistant, who was carrying bags of cash in his hands, turned to look at Percy.
"Open them and let her see," Percy instructed.
The assistant unzipped the bags and let Anna take a look at the cash inside.
Anna's eyes brightened when she saw stacks of cash in the bags. She wanted to hold the money in her arms.
The assistant took a step back, zipped the bags, and said, "Please sign first."
"No. I haven't read the contract yet. Nina will be responsible for Mr. Hugh. Is that added in the contract terms?" Anna asked
cautiously. She did not want more than half of the money she would receive to be deducted.
"It's on the 11th page," Mr. Zac reminded her.
The look on Nina's face turned even more complicated when she heard that. Percy had even heard them talking about this. If he
had come earlier than that, what more had he heard?
"Fine. I'll sign it." After Anna read the contract terms, Mr. Zac guided her as she signed her signature and stamped her
fingerprint.
Mr. Zac nodded and said, "Mr. Mallory, the contract has been signed."
"Okay. Hand the contract to my assistant and give her the money," Percy instructed.
The assistant took the contract from Mr. Zac, glanced at it for a while, and confirmed that two signatures were signed. Then, he
handed Anna the bags of money.
Anna unzipped the bags and looked at the stacks of cash, feeling satisfied.
The caretaker who was standing beside her widened her eyes. She had never seen so much money in her whole life.
Percy rose to his feet. He was about to leave with Nina, but he heard Anna say, “Wait. Don't leave first. How am I supposed to
know if the amount is correct? What if hundreds of thousands are missing? I won't be able to tell you if you leave now."
The assistant fell speechless. He was wondering why the woman was shrewd when it was about money. How could she be so
ignorant of other things?
However, she was foolish enough to cut off ties with Nina for 2.5 million.
If Nina and Percy got married, her net worth would not be as low as 2.5 million...
Mr. Zac noticed that Anna had begun to count. He could not help but say, "How long are you going to take to finish counting
them?"
"I don't care. Will you give me the balance if I tell you something's missing?" Anna could not be bothered.
The assistant took four currency-counting machines out of a bag beside him. He had borrowed them from the financial
department of Mallory Corporation. It was Percy's instruction too. "Ms. Anna, we have four currency-counting machines here. Do
you need them?"
Anna saw the currency-counting machines and thought that they could save some time. She nodded and answered, "Yes."
The assistant helped her to connect the machines to the power supply and said, "The money was taken out from the bank. You
have the full amount."
"Hah, I'm not going to let my guard down," replied Anna. She took the money and put it into the currency-counting machines.
Nina looked at the scene without an expression on her face. Those green-colored banknotes were evidence that Anna wanted to
cut off ties with her.
With the help of the four currency-counting machines, it took her 10 minutes to finish counting all the money.
The assistant saw Anna calculating the total and asked, "There's no problem with it, right?"
"No problem. 2.5 million dollars, just right," Anna was excited. She had never seen so much money in her whole life.
The house that she gave Marie was around one million dollars, but the house was bought earlier. Hence, she truly had never
seen so much money before.
The assistant smiled and kept the currency-counting machines. He would have to return the machines to the financial
department later.
Percy stepped forward and took 500 dollars from Anna's hands.
Anna gripped the rest of the banknotes tightly and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Previously, your son came to Grant Corporation and borrowed 500 dollars from my assistant. Since you're being petty, you
should return the 500 dollars to my assistant, right?" said Percy. Then, he handed the banknotes to his assistant.
The assistant was confused. Did Percy not return the 500 dollars to him after that?
However, he might as well take it from Percy since Percy was already doing this. He also said, "Yes, that did happen."