Now, Harrison was nothing more than a bargaining chip for Emerald to use against N. He couldn''t even die if he wanted to.


    He lifted the nket and red at the restraints tying him to the hospital bed. If he could, he would have cut through the ropes and jumped out the window right then and there.


    Back at the estate, N had regained herposure.


    As soon as she stepped into the main hall, Filipe approached her. "Ms. Kinsey, Madam has asked you to go to the study."


    She had been nning to see Emerald anyway, so she nodded. "Alright, I understand."


    When she reached the study, she didn''t bother knocking. She simply pushed the door open and walked in.


    Emerald was on the phone.


    Hearing the noise, she looked up at N with clear displeasure, quickly saying a few final words before hanging up. "What do you want? When are you going to fix your bad habit of barging into people''s rooms without knocking?"


    "You could always lock the door," N said tly. "That way, I wouldn''t be able to walk in."


    They spoke at the same time. Their eyes met, both filled with cold hostility.


    Emerald let out a sharpugh. "If you don''t fix that habit, you can forget about seeing your father again."


    Disgust flickered across N''s face. "Do you not find it revolting to use my father to threaten me?"


    "You have no right to ask me that. I called you here for something important." With that, Emerald slid a document across the desk toward her. "Sign this."


    N picked up the file and skimmed through it. It was a stock transfer agreement for a well-known techpany in Meristate.


    ording to the document, Emerald was voluntarily transferring all her shares in thepany to N, free of charge.


    Suspicion shed in N''s eyes. "Why are you giving this to me?"


    Emerald scoffed. "I''m offering you apany, and you''re questioning it? If I were you, I''d sign before I change my mind."


    "Save it for your son and your other daughter. I don''t want it," N said, cing the document back on the table without hesitation.


    She knew Emerald''s deep-seated disdain for her, so there was no way she would just hand over a massive techpany without ulterior motives.


    Mockery shed in Emerald''s eyes as she observed N''s reluctance. "I don''t need to y tricks over something like this. And do you even realize how much thispany is worth? It''s worth more than sever Prospectus Technologies.bined."


    N rejected it tly, "It has nothing to do with me. I don''t want it."


    "Want it or not, you''re signing that paper today." Emerald''s tone left no room for argument. She wasn''t asking for N''s opinion—she was simply informing her of the decision.


    If N refused, she had plenty of ways to force her.


    Slowly, N clenched her fists at her


    sides and locked eyes with Emerald.


    "Fine


    sign if But I want to know


    what you''re doing to me. I don''t want to go down without knowing


    anything."


    Emerald frowned, her patience thinning. "I wouldn''t need to use a smallpany against you. If I want to do anything to you, I have means for itust sign the document and leave my study. don''t want to see you."


    N stared at the agreement for a while before speaking. "I have one condition."


    "What condition?" Emerald asked.


    "From now on, I want to be able to visit my father whenever I want," N stated.