Chapter 145

"You dare give me a fake contract?" Joe's furious voice thundered through the phone. Cedric jolted upright, his heart pounding. He stared at the screen, eyes filled with confusion and growing panic. How was that possible? He had seen Scarlett sign the contract with his own eyes. "Mr. Massy, there must be some kind of mistake," he said quickly. "The contract was perfectly fine…" Before he could finish, he rushed to throw on his clothes. Joe let out a cold laugh on the other end of the line. "Cedric, you think you can play me? Fine. But don't think you'll walk away unscathed!" With that, he hung up. A chill ran down Cedric's spine. Something was very, very wrong. As soon as he stepped out of the bedroom, he saw Valda arguing with a group of workers outside. "Mom, what's going on?" He strode forward, shoving one of the men aside with a furious glare. However, the worker barely flinched. Instead, he waved a hand toward the others. "Ms. Payne paid us to clear this place out. If you