In order to escape from the disaster of imprisonment, Harrison decided to give in to Ethan's demands.
He pleaded, "Third Master, I was indeed wrong before. I hope you can forgive me and spare me this time, for the sake of my daughter , Avery."
After speaking to Ethan, he turned his pitiful eyes to Avery.
At this moment, he played the card of family affection.
"Avery, , can you please say something good for your father? I know I was wrong, and I will definitely change and treat you well in the future, okay..." His tone was as soft as a ripe persimmon. In Avery's memory, her father had never spoken so gently to her before.
She remembered what Chad had said, that Ethan only targeted Harrison, but would not let the Wells family fall.
She ignored Harrison directly, with no intention of pleading for him.
Alexis watched Avery ignore her father, and clenched her fists tighter.
Damn it, where is Gray? It's been so long, and I haven't seen a ghost of him since the trial.
Now her father had to beg her own sister. What kind of talk was that? On the side, Victoria also watched Avery turn away, feeling angry and helpless. " Avery, you don't know how to appreciate..."
But when she saw Ethan's sharp eyes, she didn't dare to curse anymore.
The words that were originally going to be curses changed their tone as soon as they reached her lips.
"Avery, it was me and your father who were too biased before and did a lot of things that hurt you. Mom is begging you to spare him this time, for the sake of him being your father. Let's forgive and forget. It wasn't easy for your father and me to raise you."
Avery really wanted to ignore this couple, but since the words had been said, her heart was made of flesh. Before being hurt by them, she had also been a good daughter who wanted to do everything to please her parents.
Avery didn't say anything, her gaze turned to the man beside her.
Even if she didn't say a word, there was no pleading in her eyes, and Ethan still understood her.
"Since you want to reconcile, let's lay everything out in court," he said, and asked the appointed lawyer to bring the prepared agreement.
The lawyer looked around and realized that his assistant Gray was not in the courtroom, so he stood up and apologized to Ethan, "I'm sorry, Third Master, the documents are still with my assistant. I'll go find him outside."Saying that, he hurriedly ran out.
Seeing this, Alexis couldn't help but smile.
It seemed that Gray was still useful, and Ethan couldn't produce anything, so he would probably let go of her father's responsibility.
What Alexis didn't expect was that as soon as the lawyer left, Chad , who was sitting beside Ethan , stood up and handed a document bag to him.
"Third Master, here's what you wanted."
Alexis didn't know that Ethan had a backup habit. For important documents, he would prepare two copies, one with the client and one he would carry with him, just in case something like this happened.
When Ethan took out the prepared agreements, Alexis could no longer conceal her shock: "No, how is this possible..."
"Harrison , this is the agreement I drafted before I came. Take a look. If you agree with what's written, sign it, and we'll pretend nothing ever happened."
"As long as you let me go this time, I'll sign any agreement."
Hsrry was so emotional that he cried and took the agreement.
Ethan raised his lips and said, "Don't rush to agree. Read the document first and then make a decision. This agreement may be a bit unfair to you."
"No matter what, I'll agree."
Harrison didn't care about the details. As long as he didn't go to jail, he would sign the agreement even if it was unfair.
He opened the document excitedly and read through it line by line.
The more he read, the more his excited expression disappeared from his face.
Ethan watched as Harrison went from excitement to shock, and finally to anger and dissatisfaction. His eyes were full of discontent.
"Third Master, you're really bullying me. Although Avery is my daughter, she's already married. How can a girl like her take over the entire company!" According to the agreement, if Harrison wanted to avoid imprisonment, he had to transfer Wells Industries to Avery's name. Not only would she become the legal representative, but she would also become the CEO of company.
In addition, the company would undergo major changes in the future, and no matter what business it conducted, it would have nothing to do with Harrison.
Of course, the agreement also stated that Harrison would not be kicked out of the company. If he wanted, he could still be given a small position.
As expected, upon hearing what Ethan said, the Victoria quickly realized something: "No! The Wells family cannot be handed over to Avery..."
"Oh? Since Mr. Wells and Mrs. Wells are unwilling, then the private settlement ends here, and the judge's original ruling will be upheld," Ethan said, lazily looking at the judge.
Just as he was about to speak, at that moment, Harrison, who had been furious just a second ago, quickly interrupted Ethan: "Don't... Third Master, I'll sign! I'll sign!"
"Husband, are you crazy?" Victoria disagreed, "How can we hand over the company to this girl? She's not even..."
"You shut up!" Harrison glared fiercely at his wife, then looked at Gu Hansheng again, "Third Master, I'll sign my name right away. It's just giving the company to Avery, it doesn't matter. After all, she is my daughter, the child of the Wells family. Whether she or I am the legal representative, it doesn't make much difference."
"This is voluntary on your part, I didn't force you."
"Yes, yes, it's my own voluntary decision. I have to thank Third Master for being generous and sparing me this time."
As Harrison spoke, he picked up the pen next to him and quickly signed his name twice.
Looking at the three signed agreements and the stamped seals handed over, Ethan smiled, letting Chad hand one of them to the judge.
"Judge, since Mr. Wells has already signed, there's nothing more to investigate. This third agreement will be kept by the judge to prevent Mr. Wells from going back on his word in the future."
The judge quickly scanned through the agreement and said to Ethan, "Although Mr. Blackwood has forgiven Mr. Harrison, drugging and extortion are intolerable under the law."
This means that even if he does not pursue Harrison Wells, from a legal perspective, he will be prosecuted for extortion.
This means that Harrison will still be imprisoned.
Upon hearing this, Harrison's legs went weak. "Your Honor, I didn't extort anyone!" he exclaimed.
He then looked at Ethan, pleading for help. "Third Master, I've signed the agreement. I'll do whatever you say. Please help me explain," he begged.
The judge turned to Ethan, knowing that whether it was extortion or not, it all depended on what Third Master Blackwood said.