The Understated Dragon Lord

Chapter 767 The Contract Trap

The Golden Light Hill tourism project was Beckett's misstep. Without finding a scapegoat to take on the responsibility, TPO stood to lose at least hundreds of billions.

Though TMO is quite powerful, they alone couldn't handle the massive sinkhole that is the Golden Light Hill tourism project. Beckett needed more partners to share the burden. The more companies he roped in, the less blame he'd carry.

If he could get dozens of companies to sign contracts, each contributing tens of billions, he wouldn't just cover the losses-TPO might even profit. This was Beckett's master plan.

After signing and sealing the contract, Jessica and Daniel left immediately. Jessica was eager to push the project forward.

Meanwhile, Beckett turned to the drunken Maya and inquired, "Maya, you mentioned a classmate of yours who is the chairman of Harmony Group, and they're interested in taking over the Golden Light Hill tourism project?"

"Yes, Beckett!"

"Set up a meeting with him in my office in a couple of days. I want to see if he's got what it takes to collaborate with TPO."

Hearing this, Maya was thrilled. Wyatt had been pressing her for an opportunity to pitch the project, and now Beckett was offering it himself. "Sure, Beckett!" she answered happily.

Back at the hotel, Daniel headed straight for the shower. Meanwhile, Jessica, not one to waste time,

began poring over the contract. AtThis belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

she read through the terms, she sensed something was off. Many clauses seemed harmless

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individually, but combined, they

spelled trouble for TMO.

Daniel emerged from the bathroom, wrapped in just a towel. Seeing Jessica's worried expression, he walked over and asked, "Honey, what's wrong?"

"This contract isn't right!" Jessica

responded, pointing at the terms with concern "Look at this clause, and this one! Individually, they seem fine, but Combined, they pose huge risks. Any one of them could lead to significant losses for TMO. Based on these terms, my estimate is that we could lose at least several billion. In a worst-case scenario, we might lose tens of billions, maybe even hundreds!"

Daniel glanced at the contract and smiled, "I noticed these terms too when you were signing. Honestly, Beckett's willingness to sign the contract so quickly was a big red flag."

"You knew the contract was a trap and you didn't warn me? You let me sign it anyway? Are you trying to set me up?" Jessica scolded, then reached out and pinched him hard on the thigh through the towel.

"Ouch! Ouch!" Daniel yelped and then cheekily asked, "Honey, are you in the mood?"

"Cut the nonsense! Explain why you didn't warn me about the contract!" Jessica demanded.