SWNOVELS Chapter 39 She Was More Eager to Divorce
Chapter 39 She Was More Eager to Divorce
On the top floor of the Fletcher Group.
Orlando sat behind the desk with a sullen face.
He found time to return to Fletcher's mansion, but that woman boldly stood him up.
His bad opinion of her got worse.
The door to the office was pushed open, and Zane came in with a stack of documents.
"Orlando, the overseas doctor called and said Rex was going through the procedure and would come back in around a week."
That was too quick.
Orlando raised his hand and rubbed his forehead. After a long while, he looked up at Zane and said lightly, "Ask the lawyer to draft a new contract. The Fletcher Group is willing to help the Stuart family with the second round of funding under the condition that my nominal wife acts with me."
His tone was indifferent. He didn't mention his wife's name because he didn't even know her name.
Rex always called her Penny.
As for what her exact name was, Orlando didn't bother to know about it.
Zane nodded and went to make the arrangement right away.
The lawyer was quick at drafting the contract. Less than half an hour later, he sent the draft to Orlando for approval.
After reading the contract, Orlando had it printed and signed his name on it.
It only took forty minutes in total. Following that, the lawyer went to Penny's apartment with the contract.
After she came back from the studio, Penny was racking her brains about how to explain to Orlando why she stood him up. If he got angry because of this, he would vent his anger on the Stuart family, and she might not be able to satisfy Cason.
Should she text him to explain it or call him to apologize?
When Penny hesitated, she heard the doorbell ringing.
She opened the door and saw a man in a suit.
"Hello, Ms. Stuart. This is the contract Mr. Fletcher asked me to bring you. He has signed his name. Please take a look."
Penny instinctively thought it was a divorce agreement. When she took it and looked at it, she found it was not.
Would Orlando help the Stuart family with the second round of funding?
Was she required to pretend to be an affectionate couple with him?
That was what she wanted.
Penny couldn't help letting out a sigh of relief. She gave a faint smile and glanced at the end of the contract. She saw Orlando's signature.
The handwriting was forceful and showed his reluctance when signing his name.
Penny raised her eyebrow and took a pen at the entrance. When she was about to sign her name, she thought of something and raised her head slightly. "There doesn't seem to be a time limit on the contract." She could accept it if she just needed to act with him for one year or five years.
Wouldn't she get stuck for the rest of her life because of this contract if Orlando asked her to act with him for ten or twenty years?
"Rex is coming back soon, and Mr. Fletcher doesn't want to agitate him. When Rex gets better, you will get a divorce. If you need any other compensation..."
"I don't need that."
This was what Penny wanted. She quickly signed her name without any demur.
What she did surprised the lawyer. He thought she didn't read the clauses carefully, so he made a solemn reminder.
"Ms. Stuart, it's written on the contract that you will be divorced when the contract expires. Would you like to add any additional requirements? Mr. Fletcher can compensate you."
He thought, "How can she be so calm when divorcing a man like Orlando?"
She must be feigning composure.
Did she try to leave a good impression on Orlando through this means?
Penny handed him the signed contract and said, "I'm content with this contract. When the contract expires, I'll divorce Orlando."
The lawyer was dumbfounded. After a while, he recovered from his trance and pushed up his glasses. "Ms. Stuart, why not make some additional requirements?"
It was a rare chance. Why didn't she take the opportunity?
Orlando would satisfy her requests if they were not too extravagant.
Penny shook her head and pointed at the laptop on the coffee table. "I gotta work now, so I won't walk you to the elevator."
The lawyer was embarrassed. He seemed too eager to help her. He nodded quickly and said, "Okay. Goodbye, Ms. Stuart." When he went out of the building, the lawyer was puzzled.
He had prepared different arguments before he came, fearing that Penny would take this chance and make extravagant requests. Orlando shared the same idea with him.
However, Penny didn't have any intention of delaying the divorce. She even looked eager to do that.
Could it be that she was more eager than Orlando to get the divorce?