Vanessa shot to her feet, her voice sharp. "No way! No chance. I''m not signing what''s basically a ve contract."


    Gavin exined, "Miss Shannon, please take a closer look at this new contract. It''s more favorable to you."


    Vanessa scoffed, "Favorable to me?" Her resentful gaze fixed onn Goodwin''s handsome face. "For the past ten years, I''ve invested so much emotion in you, and what have I gotten in return? You haven''t even touched me once.n, if you want me to sign, I have two conditions. First, sleep with me for a year. Second, you can never see Eleanor Sutton again, and you''re forbidden from remarrying her."


    Gavin coughed awkwardly beside them. "Miss Shannon, please have some self- respect."


    "What? You don''t want to? I don''t want the gift. I can even donate blood to you for free, as long as you meet these two conditions. Deal?" Vanessa leaned forward, her hands on the table, ring at the man opposite her. But seeing his cold, impassive face only deepened her anguish.


    "Vanessa,"n looked up, his voice bone-chillingly cold. "It seems you still haven''t grasped your situation."


    Then,n stood up, towering over her. "Did you think I was negotiating with you?"


    Vanessa''s heart sank, shaken by the chill in his eyes. When she was of no value to this man, she knew her ce—nothing more than a discarded pawn he detested. But her pride made her push back. "What else would it be?"


    "Otherwise, we continue with the old contract,"n said, his gaze frigid. "If you ever want to get married and have children, you''d be wise to sign the new one."


    Vanessa bit her lip in anguish. "So, whether it''s the new contract or the old one, I''ll always be the Goodwin family''s blood bag, is that it?n, are you never going to let me go?"


    Gavin frowned from the side. "Miss Shannon, Mr. Goodwin hasn''t mistreated you in the past decade. He hasn''t overdrawn your health. It''s simply been a fair exchange of benefits."


    Vanessa whipped her head around


    to re at Gavin. "Gavin, this isn''t happening to you, so you can''t possibly understand. Yes, I got some benefits, but what about him? He bankrupted my father and made my three billion go down the drain. How can I trust him now?"


    Her gaze returned to the man she both loved and hated. "Ian, I''m not signing the


    new contract. I''ll fight you to the end, my way."


    With that, Vanessa grabbed her bag and stormed out. At the door, she turned back. "I don''t want the gift, and I''m not donating any more blood. You can wait to hear from the Wells family''s legal team!"


    After her threat, she stared atn for a few more seconds. "Of course, you can still consider my two conditions. If you agree, I''ll sign the new contract. Otherwise, you''ll have to wait untilum dead She added, "You''ve seen what I''m capable of."


    This time, Vanessa left without looking back.


    A dead silence fell over the conference room. Gavin looked at his boss with concern. "Mr. Goodwin, it seems Miss Shannon is dead set on suing you this time."